Brock Lesnar, The Rock, Roman Reigns and several other WWE Superstars also tested their game in the world of American Football with the NFL.

WWE often looks to bring in athletes from other worlds, with many of the current WWE roster being former boxers, gymnasts and mixed martial artists.

Another sport in which former WWE Superstars tend to come from is the NFL, with many of WWE's premier athletes starting out their careers by playing American Football.

WWE decided to show off some of its former footballers last night, ahead of the Super Bowl LVI being the Bengals and the Rams.

First up is Roman Reigns, with the reigning Universal Champion signing with the Minnesota Vikings in May 2007 after going undrafted in that year's NFL draft.

Unfortunately, Reigns was diagnosed with leukaemia after undergoing his physical exam, and was released by the Vikings later that month.

Reigns then signed for the Jacksonville Jaguars, but was released after just one week. The following year, he signed for the Edmonton Eskimos in the CFL, before retiring that year.

Reigns' WrestleMania 38 opponent, former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, tried his hands at the NFL in between his two stints with WWE.

Brock Lesnar left WWE in 2004 after WrestleMania XX to pursue a career in the NFL, despite not playing football during his college days.

Lesnar trained with the Minnesota Vikings in June 2004, signing with them the following month, playing several preseason games for the team.

However, the former WWE Champion was released by the Vikings in August, rejecting an invitation from the team to play as a representative in the NFL Europa.

Goldberg, who returned to WWE just two weeks ago, also played in the NFL, being selected in the 11th round of the NFL draft to sign for the Los Angeles Rams.

The former Universal Champion stayed with the Rams for the entirety of the 1990 season, moving onto the CFL to play for the Sacramento Gold Miners and the Atlanta Falcons from 1992 to 1994.

Goldberg's NFL career ended in 1995 when he "tore his lower abdomen off his pelvis", moving onto WCW the following year.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson performed the introduction for the Super Bowl LVI last night, but this wasn't his first involvement with the NFL.

Before breaking out in WWE and Hollywood, Johnson tried his hand at American Football, signing with the Miami Hurricanes' national championship team in 1991.

After graduating in 1995, The Rock signed with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL as a linebacker, but was cut just two months into the season.

The year after, the former WWE Champion transitioned into the world of professional wrestling, and really didn't look back since.

Baron Corbin (now Happy Corbin), was also involved with the NFL prior to his days as a professional wrestler.

Corbin played both collegiate and professional football, signing with the Indianapolis Colts in April 2009 after doing undrafted in that year's NFL draft.

He was released by the Colts on August 13, was re-signed six days later, only to be released again on September 5.

He then signed a futures contract with the Arizona Cardinals in January of the following year, and wrapped up his NFL career in 2011 before signing with WWE in 2012.

During his time with the Colts, Happy Corbin was roommates with SmackDown commentator Pat McAfee.

McAfee is probably the most successful NFL star currently in WWE, having played regularly in the league from 2009 to 2016 for the Colts.

The 34-year-old was forced into retirement in 2017, citing his repeated knee operations as a reason for his decision, as well as issues with this relationship with Colts' general manager Ryan Grigson.