Talk:List of gridiron football players who became professional wrestlers

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Notes

Luther Lindsay may have played in Canada but I can't find good sources yet.
Shag Thomas may have been with the Montreal Alouettes but I couldn't find a good source (https://packerspastperfect.wordpress.com/2016/05/29/the-first-black-packers/)
Ahmed Johnson supposedly was with the Dallas Cowboys but I can't find a source. He also supposedly played college at Tennessee.
Austin Gunn: Actually I'm not sure he played college football, couldn't find a source.
Matt Bloom was supposedly with the Chargers in 1995 but I couldn't find a good source. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 06:05, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I already looked through this link but just putting it here for the record.
I removed people with this diff who weren't really wrestlers. They only had one match.
Morkeith Brown^[1] Removed him for never having a match.
Stephen Good (Cole Andrews)^[2]^[3] Removed for never having a match ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 19:27, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Bill Watts: His article says he was with the Oilers but I can't find a good source.
Dusty Rhodes: His article said he was with the Patriots but I couldn't find anything. The source above also had some other teams.
Vladimir Kozlov supposedly played football for the Ukrainian national team and at Santa Barbara College but I couldn't find a good source yet. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 20:23, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 21:48, 15 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I removed Bob Lurtsema^[4] for now. He just had one match. Not sure if he was really a wrestler. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 04:43, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Johnson, Vaughn (September 4, 2013). "Soul player, Temple grad Morkeith Brown joins WWE with developmental contract". The Inquirer. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
^ "Stephen Good". Soonerstats.com. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
^ "Report: WWE NXT Talent Released?". wrestling-news.net. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
^ "Bob Lurtsema,"Profightdb.com