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The following is a list of gridiron football players who became professional wrestlers. [1] [2] [3] People may appear on the list multiple times if they were signed to more than one league. For example, Clem Turner appears on the list five times because he was in five different leagues.
Brian Keith Bosworth (born March 9, 1965), nicknamed "the Boz", is an American actor and former football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons with the Seattle Seahawks.
Thomas Quinn Jones (born August 19, 1978) is an American actor and former professional football player. He played as a running back for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Jones played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers , earning consensus All-American honors in 1999.
Ed Marinaro (born March 31, 1950) is an American actor and former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the Cornell Big Red , where he was a unanimous All-American and won the Maxwell Award in 1971.
John Daniel Matuszak (October 25, 1950 – June 17, 1989), nicknamed "Tooz", was an American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) who later became an actor. Matuszak was the first overall pick in the 1973 NFL draft and played most of his career with the Oakland Raiders until he retired after winning his second Super Bowl ...
In 2010, Asomugha was selected as a member of the Fox Sports's [38] and USA Today's NFL All-Decade Team. [6] The shutdown corner lived up to his title once again in the 2010 season. While shadowing the opposing teams' top receiver most of the season, Asomugha was still targeted much less than any other cornerback in the NFL.
Miles James Burris (born June 27, 1988) is an American actor and former professional football linebacker who played for the Oakland Raiders from 2012 to 2014. He played college football at San Diego State and was selected in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft by the Oakland Raiders.
John David Washington (born July 28, 1984) is an American actor and former professional football player. He is a son of actor Denzel Washington.He started his career in college football at Morehouse College and signed with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2006.