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Did Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson play in the NFL?
What other sports did Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson play?
What does Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson do now?

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Entertainer Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson attends the Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium on Feb. 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is known for his charisma and athleticism, traits that made his Super Bowl LVI introduction iconic.

The 49-year-old brought lots of enthusiasm and energy to SoFi Stadium on Sunday, which was felt by millions of fans at the game and through their television screens.

Johnson, who currently resides in a Los Angeles mansion with his wife and two daughters, started his two-minute introduction saying: “Finally, the Super Bowl has come back to Los Angeles!”

As you’re enjoying coverage of the Bengals vs. Rams game, we take a look at Johnson’s careers in football, wrestling and acting:

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Did Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson play in the NFL?

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson received many offers in Division I football and decided to take his talents to the University of Miami. He received a full scholarship with the Hurricanes, where he played defensive tackle the majority of his collegiate career.

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In 1991, Johnson was part of the team that won a national championship. During his four years at Miami, he only started one game.

After graduating in 1995, he became a linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He was cut two months into the season. He never played in the NFL.

What other sports did Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson play?

After Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's football career ended, he became a very successful professional wrestler for eight years.

He garnered attention worldwide after developing the gimmick of a charismatic trash-talker. Moreover, he became a 10-time world champion, a two-time Intercontinental champion, a five-time Tag Team champion and the sixth Triple Crown champion in WWE.

Johnson's father and grandfather were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

In high school, he was on the football, track and field and wrestling teams. He also played rugby briefly in New Zealand before moving to the U.S.

What does Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson do now?

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson pursued an acting career in 2011, which came after his time with the WWE ended.

In 2002, he landed his first leading role in the film “The Scorpion King”. He earned $5.5 million, which became the highest salary for an actor in their first starring role.

A Forbes report revealed that Johnson earned an income of $128 million in just 2018 from his movies and “Ballers” HBO series, which was the most recorded in the 20 years the outlet has tracked celebrity earnings.

The nascent XFL football league, now owned by superstar Dwayne Johnson, has set an R&D partnership with the NFL that is designed to “expand the game of football.”

Johnson and business partner Dany Garcia aim to open XFL training camps in January 2023. The partnership with the NFL does not involve games or teams specifically but is an agreement to work together in studying the game of football and collaborating on “forward-thinking physical and mental fitness programs for players,” per a joint press release issued Monday.

“We are extremely pleased to collaborate with the NFL in these important areas,” said Garcia, who is XFL co-owner and chairwoman. “We are bringing forward an XFL that is progressive and forward-thinking when it comes to innovation, leveraging the newest technology to enhance gameday experience. We have an open field for innovative rules to enhance in-game access. Sharing insights and practices between the XFL and NFL will do a tremendous amount of good for the game of football and support the player ecosystem overall.”

The XFL and NFL suggested they may also work together in the future develop best practices for international scouting, officiating and safety rules for players.

“The XFL has shown us that innovation is one of its core principles. We are hopeful that this relationship will support further development and improvements in the game of football at all levels,” said Troy Vincent, the NFL’s executive VP of football operations.

Johnson, a former college football star who first made his name as WWE’s The Rock, acquired the defunct XFL league from WWE owner Vince McMahon for $15 million in 2020.

McMahon launched the XFL in 2000 in partnership with NBC as a bid to add more edge to the action on the gridiron. But XFL operations shuttered after one season. In 2018, McMahon moved to revive the XFL. But its relaunch in February 2020 was cut short by the pandemic, and by April of that year, the XFL filed for bankruptcy protection.

Last month, Johnson and Garcia began to rev up marketing for “road to 2023” as the XFL prepares to return. The pair are billing the XFL as “a league of opportunity for all” at a time with the NFL is again under scrutiny for the lack of diversity among the league’s owners and top managers and coaches.

(Pictured: Dwayne Johnson)