5 Rare photos of Roman Reigns before making it to WWE

WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns
WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns

#3 Roman Reigns as a graduate

Roman Reigns as a graduate
Roman Reigns as a graduate

Roman attended Pensacola Catholic High School and Georgia Institute of Technology where he played American Football. Reigns started his professional football career with a brief off-season stint with football teams the Minnesota Vikings and then the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League in the year 2007.

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He later went on to play a full season for the Edmonton Eskimos, part of the Canadian Football League, in 2008, before his release and retirement from the sport. Reigns is currently married with three children. After joining WWE, he enjoyed plenty of success and his run with The Shield was one of the best in his career.

Since his return to the company from battling leukemia, Reigns is no longer heavily booed from fans and even received a pop when he returned to WWE on Raw in February this year.

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