Before he started his professional wrestling career, Reigns played football at the Georgia Institute of Technology and was named first-team All-ACC his senior year. He went drafted in the 2007 NFL Draft but ended up being signed by the Minnesota Vikings. He was picked up by the rams to provide depth at defensive end to their roster and in 2008 he was signed by the puss of the CFL and accepted a spot on the team's practice roster. Also boies