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The superstar actor and wrestler Dwayne Johnson is a force to reckon with. ‘The Rock’ achieved unimaginable fame as the WWE star wrestler. He also became one of the highest-earning actors in the entire world. One may think there is nothing he can’t do. However, his super fans know there’s one thing that the Great One could not excel in and that is professional football. Johnson had to make important career choices. And now, a big fan of the sport, Rocky found the GOAT of football!

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The ten-time World Champion played for the Miami Hurricanes while a student at the University of Miami. He eventually signed with the Canadian Football League’s Calgary Stampeders. The Stampeders coach called The Rock. The team cut him off him. They did, however, want him to rejoin the roster. But he had other plans, and that was to become a professional wrestler, just like his father.

After becoming one of the most recognizable wrestlers in the world, The Brahma Bull made some great friends. Some from the NFL too. Like, the NFL GOAT, Tom Brady. The two shared fun remarks and memes about each other. Oh, what a heartwarming friendship they share!

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On Twitter, The Rock reminisced about his time as a football player. Johnson posted a Tweet where he wished the NFL Academy existed when he was a young player. The NFL Academy offers students aged 16-19 to combine their skills and education of life skills to train with elite and professional coaches.

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Then he called the Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle, Aaron Donald, the NFL GOAT! Will this comment get attention from the reigning MVP, Aaron Rodgers, and the Super Bowl-winning lead QB of the Kansas City Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes?

Dwayne Johnson and Aaron Donald sweat in the gym!

The People’s Champion trains like a beast and it shows. Dwayne Johnson’s workout drills will surely make an average Joe pass out. However, the 31-year-old DT of the Rams gives tough competition to the star of ‘Black Adam’.

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A video showed his workout routine with Donald. The two huffed and puffed while lifting weights. Fans went crazy, and probably many got tired just by looking at them!

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Neha Joshi

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Neha Joshi is an NFL writer at Essentially Sports. She is currently pursuing her postgraduate degree in English Literature from R.D National College, Mumbai and has also previously worked as a Graduate Intern at Jacobs. Her favorite athlete is football superstar Tom Brady, whom she finds immensely motivating. The following quote by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback is among her most treasured ones: "If you don't play to win, don't play at all", which more often than not inspires her to excel in every pursuit she takes up! When away from work, Neha indulges herself in browsing through Realistic English, Post Structuralist American, and Modern Indian Literature.

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