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Rams Debut ‘Thursday’ Video Honoring ‘Friday’ for Draft Push

The homage leans on LA nostalgia to anchor the team’s draft campaign.

Overview

  • The Rams released a three-and-a-half-minute pre-draft video titled “Thursday” that reimagines the 1995 film “Friday.”
  • O’Shea Jackson Jr. and Destin Tucker step into their fathers’ roles, with Terry Crews, Big Boy, and YG joining the cast.
  • Rams players Jared Verse, Byron Young, and Kevin Dotson appear in featured scenes filmed at the original “Friday” house in Los Angeles.
  • Rams chief marketing officer Kathryn Kai-ling Frederick called the project a celebration of Los Angeles culture.
  • The team casts the film as a pillar of its 2026 NFL Draft campaign, which runs April 23–25 in Pittsburgh, where Los Angeles holds the No. 13 pick.