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Dwayne Johnson has been a part of the film industry for quite some time. Throughout his lengthy career, he has tried many skins, from acting in projects likeBlack Adam, theJumanjifilms, andThe Fast and Furious franchise, to singing inMoana,and famously, wrestling for theWWE.What many might not know, is the fact that he also tried his hand at becoming a professional football player.
In 1995, the actor tried to become a part of theNFL,however, this was to no avail. He briefly signed on with theCalgary Stampeders.However, he was cut out in his first season. Though this is quite an unfortunate experience, Johnson isn’t the only one to have had a negative incident with theNFL,as actor Terry Crews has a much worse story.
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Dwayne Johnson Isn’t The Only One At Odds With TheNFL
Terry Crewshad a short-lived career with theNFL,having played for many different teams, including theLos Angeles RamsandGreen Bay Packers, until he retired in 1996. The actor gave an interview withFirst We Feast, where he went into detail about his experience with theNFL,and it wasn’t positive in any way. He explained that in 1996, he was trying out for theSan Francisco 49ers, and the experience he had, during this can only be described as awful.
“They treated me so bad. I mean, they treated me like I was dirt.”That, he explained,“I remember coming home to my wife, and I said, ‘Never again. Never again. I was so done.”
He mentioned that the attitude the team had towards him was borderline derogatory. Comparing it to being treated like the dirt under someone’s shoe, the actor could not get past this experience. He mentioned that it was so bad that he came home to his wife that day and made a decision to never try out for theNFLever again.
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Terry Crews Thinks The NFL Is Like A Cult
Terry Crews has spoken in of theNFLin the past before, specifically in 2014, when former players were suing the organization forgiving that players, pain, medication, and other drugs so that they could keep on playing, ignoring the long-term risks of such activities. The actor was asked bySports Illustratedif he ever had a similar experience during his time working with them.
“There is this thing where the team kind of looks at [itself] as your father,”he said.“It’s like ‘You’d do this for the team, right?”he went on,“It’s really like a cult. I’m going to say it. The NFL is a cult … you believe in it and you’re like ‘They wouldn’t do anything to hurt me. They never would.’ And, uh oh, maybe they would.”
To this question, Crews had a very interesting, stating that the organization looked at itself as a father figure for its players. He mentioned that theNFLmay not have the players’ well-being as their top priority and uses emotional means to get them to do what they want. He added that it was almost cult-like, where the players have faith that the organization wouldn’t do anything to hurt them, when in actuality that is not the case.
Ananya Godboley
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Ananya Godboley is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows, with over 2,000 articles published. She has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years. Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in psychology from K.R. Mangalam University, Ananya also likes to fangirl as a full-time job. She covers news and analyses on anything from Rick and Morty to Hannibal and even Arcane. In between these lines, she also enjoys superheroes and Taylor Swift.A philosophy enthusiast, Ananya enjoys digging deeper into the media she consumes, trying to understand the root of her favorite characters' behavior.
