After conquering the square ring, Brock Lesnar left WWE in 2004 to find new challenges and, in the process, made a memorable career in the world of MMA. The Beast Incarnate is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and eventually returned to WWE for another impressive run. Although his combat sports career is well-versed, many are unaware of his short stint in the NFL.
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Lesnar was a part of the NFL team Minnesota Vikings, for around two months before launching himself big into the MMA world. A clip of Brock Lesnar’s NFL match from the pre-season recently went viral. Wrestling News shared it on their official Twitter account and fans can’t stop praising The Conqueror.
Brock Lesnar’s NFL match clip goes viral
In the caption of the shared clip, his NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings was summarized. Wrestling News wrote, “In 2004, Brock Lesnar was in a motorcycle accident that left him with a broken jaw, a bruised pelvis, and a pulled groin and he STILL made it onto the Minnesota Vikings for pre-season games. Head Coach Mike Tice believed Brock would have made the team in 2005 if he stuck with it.”
In 2004, Brock Lesnar was in a motorcycle accident that left him with a broken jaw, a bruised pelvis, and a pulled groin and he STILL made it onto the Minnesota Vikings for pre-season games. Head Coach Mike Tice believed Brock would have made the team in pic.twitter.com/OO3Kbg2iox…
— Wrestling News (@WrestlingNewsCo) March 23, 2023
The Beast signed with the Minnesota Vikings and played a few pre-season games. It is often argued that the now 45-year-old would have been a successful NFL player if he had not met with the ill-fated motorcycle accident.
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Nevertheless, before joining amateur wrestling and winning the NCAA Championship, Lesnar had played football in college. Surprisingly, even after a huge gap since his last football game, the former three-time Universal impressed the NFL community.
Fans praise Brock Lesnar over his impressive NFL run!
The seven-time WWE Champion is not an ordinary athlete. As the clip went viral, the fans’ reaction reiterated his prowess at each sport he graced. Here are some of the reactions by fans impressed with Lesnar’s football skills.
The fact that he even made it onto the field at his experience level is absolutely absurd lol I don't think he gets enough credit for being one of the greatest overall athletes of his time.
— PortlandisBURNING (thought criminal) (@PDXsBURNING) March 24, 2023
Imagine if Brock Lesnar continued in the NFL lol. https://t.co/ZiBt0qOvbD
— Cedric Pierce Jr. (@ArianaMusicLovr) March 23, 2023
Imagine if Brock Lesnar continued in the NFL lol. https://t.co/ZiBt0qOvbD
— Cedric Pierce Jr. (@ArianaMusicLovr) March 23, 2023
You know how good of an athlete you have to be to almost make an NFL roster having not played football since high school? Brock is truly a freak. https://t.co/hqRrAj6dNB
— Que. (@IceQuebe_) March 23, 2023
Fans call the former UFC Heavyweight Champion the best physical athlete in the world today.
Brock Lesnar is THE Greatest Physical Athlete in the Last 50 Years… https://t.co/53skghi7uJ
— 𝕰𝖒𝕲 (@Emilio2763) March 24, 2023
Pretty easy to make argument he could’ve been greatest athlete in the history of sport
— Nate Lester (@NateLester8) March 23, 2023
It’s still crazy that this man hadn’t played football since HS went and became a NCCA Heavyweight Champion, goes to WWE for 4 years, then was 1 roster spot away from making the 53. Insane level athlete. https://t.co/PvWLJAyMiH
— Chase Malone (@ChasenHendrix) March 24, 2023
Brock Lesnar doesn't get nearly enough credit but he is without a doubt one of the greatest overall athletes of our generation. https://t.co/7NXUBOB27S
— PortlandisBURNING (thought criminal) (@PDXsBURNING) March 24, 2023
The 10-time world champion has done it all!
Wrestler, fighter and football player. Absolutely insane.
— Armando Alejandro Estrada (@wrestlerush) March 23, 2023
The Beast Incarnate has done it all https://t.co/TZbR1T3Ycj
— Sean Campbell (@super_seanic1) March 23, 2023
Even though Lesnar is agile, this fan thinks his huge physique slowed him on the ground!
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If Brock had stayed with it he woulda been a servicable lineman of some kind, maybe OL? Def D line for sure. His biggest problem off this footage is how slow he was getting off the ball, he was a little too muscular for that spot. He needed to lose some weight and gain some speed
— Tyler Beamer (@Beams78) March 24, 2023
The ‘One in 21-1’ is ready for a mega challenge once again at WrestleMania 39. He will face ‘The Nigerian Giant’ Omos at one of the grandest events.
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