The love that carries LeBron James in American football is well known. At the same time as he carried the St Vincent-St Mary’s high school basketball team on his shoulders, he showed good disposition in the US football team as a wide receiver. Experts have often wondered which player could have been the “King” if he had opted for this sport rather than for basketball.
In 2011, we could have had a very concrete start to a response. During his stint on Eli Manning’s Monday Night Football, LeBron James confirmed he had offers to join the NFL at the time of the lockout.
“That’s right. Jerry Jones (owner of the Dallas Cowboys) and Pete Carroll (coach and president of the Seattle Seahawks), offered me a contract during the lockout. Clearly, my blood boiled again at the idea. My mind was racing for football and the idea of being on the pitch every Sunday.
We finally reached an agreement in the NBA and I quickly returned to the floor. I have clearly thought about it, however “.
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Unsurprisingly, LeBron has always believed he would have succeeded in the NFL, even in 2011 after several years without playing a game and having specialized in another discipline.
“I would have made it into the team. I would have passed the tests, of course, but I would have succeeded. You have to know that I’m not afraid to work to get something. So if I had to pass tests, I would have done it. I know what I’m capable of on a field, especially at my age, “he explained to The Athletic.
We will probably never really know what all this would have turned out. LeBron James will be 37 years old next December and it is hard to imagine him turning away from the last good years he has left in the NBA to get into US football. A few years ago, a survey also estimated that given his exceptional athletic skills and body type, LeBron could have been the ultimate handball player if he had been introduced to it. Another interesting what if …
