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The Next Big Thing? Football Player Dreams of the Ring

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If second-year tight end Matthew Mulligan gets cut from the Titans, he has a backup plan. He's good friends with former Tough Enough winner Maven Huffman who sees pro wrestling in Matt's future.

"He talks to me all the time, and he wants me to go to Tampa and Orlando to train to be a pro wrestler,'' Mulligan said. "I think it's a possibility, something I'd be interested enough to think about. I think it would be fun. My mother, on the other hand, doesn't really think so.''

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