“We did it”: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson brings XFL in partnership with NFL
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Before he was a superstar in Hollywood, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was one of the biggest WWE superstar and before that he was just a kid dreaming to 0pay in the NFL. Sadly for Dwayne Johnson didn’t make it to an NFL team, was denied even by the CFL (Canadian Football League) and thus the Rock was born soon after.
After signing with the WWE there was no looking back for Johnson but his dream still stayed with him. Now nearly 2 and a half decades after his Pro Football dreams were crushed, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson returns to the gridiron with XFL.
Didn’t make it in the NFL, XFL’s here for you
The Rock was recently on Jimmy Kimmel Live with guest host Kerry Washington, who’s no stranger to the football field herself as her husband Nnamdi Asomugha was a Pro Bowl corner spending most of his career as the then Oakland Raider.
The Rock discussed his purchase of the XFL by him and his business partner Dany Garcia. “We wanted to take our time, do it right- this is the third iteration of XFL.” The Rock said.
XFL previously ran in 2001 when it was trying to replace the NFL after which it again returned in 2020 as a spring league but the pandemic hit it bad resulting in its owners filing for bankruptcy. Now after successfully winning the bid the Rock and his partner are bringing XFL back next season in partnership with the NFL. “The NFL Alumni Academy is great by the way” The Rock added, “So the NFL has an Alumni academy. So basically what happens is that if you don’t roster throughout the NFL season, you automatically get a contact with the XFL.”
In the XFL, during the spring players can take part to prove themselves and NFL Coaches can come and evaluate the players and possibly the players making an NFL team in the fall. XFL will start in Spring 2023.
XFL’s philosophy is derived from The Rock’s own experiences as a footballer trying to make an NFL roster who was always the 54th man never making the 53 man NFL roster. Per the Rock “every one in the XFL is 54th guy.“
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