Travis Kelce is not just anyone. The 32-year-old is one of the best American football players on the planet at his job, in the Kansas City Chiefs jersey with his teammate Patrick Mahomes. Tight-end in the NFL since 2012, Kelce is well placed to judge the qualities of an individual to occupy this place on the field. Of passage in the podcast of JJ Redick, The Old Man and the Three, the winner of the Superbowl in 2020 spoke about the legitimacy of LeBron James in the matter.
It’s an understatement to say that Kelce believes in LeBron’s chances of making an impact in the league if he had decided to turn pro.
“I’m 1000% sure he could play tight end in the NFL. His athleticism translates wonderfully on a football field. I saw several basketball players who came from college with the outfit to play. The concern with these players is that even when they sprint, they are on tiptoe. They don’t take long strides. LeBron James does not.
His strides are gigantic when he runs. He masters acceleration, deceleration and everything that makes him stay on the tempo he has chosen over the duration of a match. It would all be perfect on a US soccer field. He would probably just be the LeBron James of the NFL instead of the LeBron James of the NBA “.
Not long ago, LeBron confessed that two franchises had offered him to sign in NFl during the last NBA lockout.
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. packed 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, though.
“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 am not afraid to work to get something. So if I had 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.
LeBron James in the NFL? In 2011, he seriously thought about it
