Roman Reigns and Dwayne Johnson are famous personalities. While their fans keep debating about which of the two is better, their careers in football have often been brought up in conversations.
Reigns chose a career in professional wrestling and has received worldwide acclaim based on that. ‘The Rock‘ on the other hand, made a huge name in both the world of wrestling and in the Hollywood industry. However, before they walked down the path of pro wrestling, they had a career in football.
What if I told you a team that ran the triple option for decades has produced the most dominant NFL WR of all time AND Roman Reigns
— Riley (@Ri_S_OB) July 31, 2023
It’s almost impossible to say who’s a better wrestler among the two superstars. However, while taking a walk down their football career, it might not be too wrong to say that Reigns had a better career than Johnson.
Roman Reigns’ NFL career
Primarily, Roman Reigns played college football for Georgia Tech. Moving forward, he was not selected in the 2007 NFL draft. However, he began playing professional football with brief off-season stints with the (NFL) National Football League’s Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Minnesota Vikings showed interest in him and signed him in May 2007, however, he was released later. Following that, the Jacksonville Jaguars also expressed their interest in him by signing him in August that year. But, he was released almost a week before the 2007 NFL season started.
He was signed by the CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos the following year. He continued to play for the entire season before being released at the end of the year. Following this, he decided to take his retirement from professional football.
Did The Rock make it to the NFL?
Primarily, Dwayne Johnson, or fan-favorite ‘The Rock was a member of the 1991 National Championship team at the University of Miami. However, the role of a backup player is what he received.
The Rock had a long wish to play football professionally. However, unfortunately, he was not drafted in the 1995 NFL draft. Thus, Johnson didn’t make it to the National Football League. Instead, he signed with CFL’s Calgary Stampeders. But, two months prior to Calgary’s 1995 season, he was fired.
Thus, neither The Rock nor The Tribal Chief had a shining career in football. On the other hand, after their career in football ended, they chose professional wrestling and never looked back. Both of them quickly rose to prominence and wrestling fans are absolutely crazy about them.
Meanwhile, it’s been a long time since Johnson made an in-ring appearance. His beloved fans have been looking forward to his return, since forever. In addition, the fans of Reigns have also been waiting to see him inside the squared circle for a long time now. It remains to be seen when the two WWE Superstars will grace the ring with their next appearance.