Cedric Thompson Jr

15/10/2026

I Took 6,000 Hits To My Head & This Is How I Have To Live Now. | Part 4

The full video is on YouTube. Link is in my bio.

14/10/2026

I Took 6,000 Hits To My Head & This Is How I Have To Live Now. | Part 3

The full video is on YouTube. Link is in my bio.

13/10/2026

I’ve never written about something in the news before, but this one is happening in my own backyard. I wrote about the Somali community here in Minnesota, the kids getting pulled into gangs, and a mistake I made years ago that I’m not proud of.

Somali families are caught between surging gang violence and judgment I used to share.

13/10/2026

I Took 6,000 Hits To My Head & This Is How I Have To Live Now. | Part 2

The full video is on YouTube. Link is in my bio.

12/10/2026

The full video is live on YouTube. Check it out using the link in my bio.

14/09/2026

I spent a few years thinking my wife had changed on me and that was just going to be my marriage from here on out. Then I watched a video about why people are always tired, and the guy drew a chart showing how your baseline drops so slowly that you stop noticing it. I made the same chart for Charlotte and it explained everything I’d been getting wrong.

Comment Chart and I’ll send you the full story.

03/09/2026

My dad taught me what survival had taught him.
I kept the hunger and changed what I did with it.
Growing up taught me that even good lessons sometimes need a new language.

02/09/2026

One day, my hand won’t be there to hold.
But if I’ve done this right, they’ll reach for each other’s.
And somehow, that makes letting go a little easier.

31/08/2026

Over 1,000 guys got cut from NFL rosters this week.

Watching this happen every year brings all of that back up for me. Some of the guys getting calls right now are going to look back in ten years and know exactly what they’d do different. I already know what I’d do different.

I made a whole video about how I messed up my own career, what led to it, what I’ve learned since. Comment “YouTube” and I’ll send you the link.

30/08/2026

I got seven more days.

The week started with me taking Kenny to work and ended with me realizing how emotionally invested I’ve become in my daughter’s soccer games.

This week I shared my Most Improved Player story and how losing that mentality hurt my NFL career. It’s bittersweet. I love how much the story helps people, but it also reminds me how different my life could’ve been if I had carried that mentality into the NFL.

School starts this week, so fresh haircuts for the girls were due, and they loved them.

I made an espresso tonic on the way to the State Fair. We did the slide, ate our usual snacks, discovered chocolate covered strawberries, and watched Quincy get old enough for more rides while her sisters moved on to the bigger ones.

I had my usual coffee and w**e throughout the week too. Little pockets that remind me to slow down.

I also finally made time for something I’ve wanted to do for months. Conversations with someone I’ve always been curious about and felt an unexplainable connection with. I’m excited to see where they go.

I caught myself mumbling under my breath, moving my head with the action and literally kicking my leg when they took a shot.

Then I realized why.

My oldest loves to perform and sing. My middle daughter loves to compete.

She loves gymnastics, but soccer is something she’s naturally good at. Watching how badly she wants to compete and win brings the competitor back out of me.

I don’t know if she can see my little reactions from the field. Maybe one day I’ll be the dad screaming from the sidelines. For now, seeing the smile on her face when she sees me there is enough.

This week reminded me to slow down and pay attention. A lot of life happens in seven days when you’re present enough to notice it.

On to another seven.