Kelly Bryant is pursuing a possible new career with the WWE, as he’s among 50 current and former college athletes who will tryout with the WWE.
WWE will put 26 women and 24 men through a series of performance and promotion evaluations, and assess whether to offer any contracts at the end of the week, ESPN reported
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The promotion has increased its recruiting of college athletes in recent years, both with tryouts ahead of major events and through its “Next In Line” name, image and likeness program. This week’s tryout participants represent 37 schools and 13 sports, with football (13) representing the largest contingent for the men and track and field (9) the biggest group for the women. Other sports represented include wrestling (6 male), basketball (4 female, 2 male), powerlifting (3 female) and cheer (1 female, 1 male).
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s perhaps most remembered in college for when he led Clemson to the 2017 ACC championship and a College Football Playoff appearance before he transferred to Missouri the following year. He was not drafted in the NFL, but played briefly in the CFL.
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