5 Rare photos of Roman Reigns before making it to WWE

#4 Roman Reigns as a Football player

Reigns played Football before becoming a full-time WWE Superstar

Before finally deciding to become a pro wrestler like his dad and relatives, Roman Reigns was an American Football player. Reigns took part in the sport for three years at Pensacola Catholic High School and for one year in another high school. In his senior year, Reigns was named 'Defensive Player of the Year.' He became a member of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team when he attended Georgia Institute of Technology.

After he went undrafted in the 2007 National Football League draft, he was signed by the Minnesota Vikings football team in May 2007. He was released later that month after he was diagnosed with leukemia. The Jacksonville Jaguars then signed him in 2007, only to release him less than a week later before the start of the 2007 season of the NFL. After a failed career in the sport, Reigns finally decided to join the world of professional wrestling, which turned out to be a huge success for him.