So, I got curious about what happened to C.J. Stroud’s dad, yeah, the quarterback’s old man. You know, I like to keep up with these things, not in a creepy way, but more like, “Hey, where’d that guy go?”
First, I did a basic search. Nothing fancy, just typed “C.J. Stroud’s dad” into the search bar. You wouldn’t believe the mess of articles and forum posts that popped up. It was crazy! I thought, “Okay, this is going to be a bit of a rabbit hole.”
I started clicking through some of the top results. Most of them were just rehashing the same old story, you know? Like, “C.J. Stroud’s dad was important, then he wasn’t around.” No real details. Super annoying.
Then, I decided to dig a little deeper. I went to some sports news sites, the ones that seem legit, not just clickbait. I read a bunch of articles about C.J. Stroud, his college career, and his family. Slowly, I started to piece things together.
It turns out, his dad, Coleridge Stroud III, had some legal trouble. I found a couple of articles that mentioned he got mixed up in some stuff and ended up in prison. Something about a drug-related incident. The details were kind of vague, and honestly, it felt a bit weird digging into someone’s personal problems like that.
- First Step: Just a simple search, “C.J. Stroud’s dad”.
- Second Step: Skimmed through the mess of initial results. Most were useless.
- Third Step: Focused on sports news sites, looking for reliable info.
- Fourth Step: Read a ton of articles about C.J. Stroud and his family background.
- Fifth Step: Found out about his dad’s legal issues and prison sentence.
But from what I gathered, this all happened when C.J. was pretty young, like, middle school or so. It sounds like it was a rough time for the family. His mom, Kimberly, had to step up and raise C.J. and his siblings mostly on her own.
What I Realized
Honestly, it made me think about how much we don’t see behind the scenes with athletes, you know? We just see them on the field, being awesome. But they have real lives, real struggles. It’s kind of humbling. I mean C.J. Stroud went on to do great, even with all this going on. It must have been so tough for him.
It also made me appreciate his mom even more. Raising four kids on your own, dealing with all that stress? She’s a rock star.
Anyway, that’s the gist of what I found out. It wasn’t some big mystery, just a sad situation, really. But it gave me a new perspective on C.J. Stroud, the player and the person. And I guess, it’s a reminder that everyone has a story, even if it’s not always pretty.
