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Seth Rollins Envisions Post-Wrestling Career in Football and WWE

Published 26 December 2025

Seth Rollins, the WWE superstar sidelined by a shoulder injury since October, shared his vision for life after professional wrestling in a recent interview, expressing a desire to blend his passions for the sport and football commentary. The 39-year-old performer, who vacated the World Heavyweight Championship due to the injury sustained at WWE's Crown Jewel event, anticipates returning to the ring during the WrestleMania 42 season.

Rollins, known as The Visionary or The Architect, has used his recovery period to expand his presence in sports media. A lifelong Chicago Bears fan, he joined NFL Network's Good Morning Football as a regular guest host at the start of the season. He is also scheduled to contribute to Netflix's pregame coverage for the Detroit Lions versus Minnesota Vikings matchup on Christmas Day, beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern time ahead of the 4:30 p.m. kickoff. Rollins emphasized that these opportunities were planned well before his injury, describing the timing as fortuitous.

"This thing with the NFL and my injury, it was a happy coincidence," Rollins told Bleacher Report. "We were gonna do this no matter what. If I was still the WWE World Heavyweight Championship,...

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