Former NFL star Vernon Davis models acting career after The Rock

ASHBURN, Va. -- When fellow actors are introduced to former NFL tight end Vernon Davis, the greeting ends with the same three words: "... the football player." He gets peppered with questions about the NFL, then they move on. It's understandable, considering he played more than a decade in the league and is relatively new to acting. His past serves as a good icebreaker; it's also a topic Davis hopes someday is retired.

Considering how productive Davis has been in his short time out of the NFL, that day could come sooner rather than later.

"Over time I'll probably show up in so many projects that people will get used to seeing me as an actor and forget about me as a player," he said in a…