Tom Brady at WrestleMania 42? Other NFL players who made WWE appearances

The greatest NFL player in history has been feuding with YouTuber/wrestler Logan Paul. Hence, rumors about Tom Brady negotiating a WWE appearance at Wrestlemania 42 are starting to heat up.

Tom Brady and Logan Paul faced off in the gridiron during a flag football event, where the QB admitted NFL players weren’t prepared. The NFL-WWE crossovers are a very common thing. In the end, both lines of work require big size and immaculate physiques.

Hence, it’s no surprise that 59 NFL players have made WWE appearances. The following list is just players who have actually played an NFL game and appeared on WWE programming. Among the most interesting names, you can find the likes of:

• Bill Goldberg: Atlanta Falcons turned into WWE legend
• Bronko Nagurski: Pro Football Hall of Famer and huge wrestling draw in the 1930s
• Pat McAfee: Pro Bowl punter turned media mogul, has wrestled and commentated WWE events
• Brian Pillman: Linebacker for the Bengals, turned WWE/WCW Legend
• Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones: All Pro who appeared in TNA (WWE-adjacent)
• Reggie White & Kevin Greene: Hall of Famers that appeared at Wrestlemania XI
• Steve McMichael: Super Bowl champion with the ’85 Bears, WCW Legend as a member of the Four Horsemen
• Lawrence Taylor: Pro Football Hall of Famer, main evented Wrestlemania XI against Bam Bam Bigelow.
• Rob Gronkowski: 4x Super Bowl champion, future Hall of Famer, key part of WWE programming for months during 2020
• Lane Johnson and Jason Kelce: Eagles superstars got physical in Wrestlemania 40, helping Rey Mysterio

Brady’s WWE storyline began on a podcast

Tom Brady appeared on the Impaulsive podcast, hosted by WWE superstar, Logan Paul. The former quarterback said Paul’s athleticism was “cute” compared to stuff NFL players do. This sparked a somewhat heated argument between the two.

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Then, they both played on a flag football event, where things got chirpy between them. Now, there’s reports that Brady will appear in Wrestlemania 42. With the Grandest Stage of Them All just a few weeks apart, negotiations must ramp up quickly.

Per Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer, “they are in negotiations for Tom Brady, but there’s absolutely not a deal at this point for Tom Brady. So it could happen, obviously, Logan Paul and Tom Brady are working… I think people have seen that coming in, but there could be something in some form at WrestleMania.”

It’s not the first time Brady has flirted with the WWE

Last year, Brady teased his presence at Allegiant Stadium during Wrestlemania 41. “I may be there,” Brady told Fox News back in the day. “But it’s amazing what’s going on there[,] and it’s amazing what’s happening with WWE and all the different things surrounding that.” However, he didn’t appear.