Okay, so I got curious about this whole Brock Lesnar NFL thing. I mean, the guy’s a beast in wrestling and MMA, but football? I had to see what that was all about.
Digging into the Past
First, I started by trying to find some old footage. I figured there had to be some clips of him in training camp or something. It was kinda tough! Most of the stuff that came up was about his WWE or UFC career, which, don’t get me wrong, is awesome, but not what I was after this time.
I spent a good chunk of time just scrolling through search results. I tried different keywords, like “Brock Lesnar Minnesota Vikings,” “Brock Lesnar NFL Combine,” and even just “Brock Lesnar football.” It was like searching every page.
Gathering the scraps
- I learned that he actually did try out for the Minnesota Vikings back in 2004.
- I found out he hadn’t played football since high school, So that was a big jump.
- Then I realized, there were these little snippets of info saying he had a motorcycle accident right before the tryouts, and that messed him up pretty bad. Injured his pelvis and broke his jaw, must been horrible.
Putting the Pieces Together
So, I pieced it all together. It sounds like he was super fast and strong, even for an NFL hopeful, especially considering he hadn’t played in years. But that accident… man, that had to have hurt his chances. I read in a couple of places that he did get to play in a few preseason games, but he ultimately got cut.
I ended up feeling like it was a “what if” kind of story. What if he hadn’t had that accident? What if he’d focused on football all along? We’ll never know, I guess. It’s still pretty cool that he even gave it a shot, though. Takes guts to jump into a whole different sport like that.
