Could LeBron James Make It In The NFL?
Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini went on the record yesterday saying he would give LeBron James a shot at suiting up for the NFL.
“I think he should come on down,” Mangini said. “I know he’s pretty busy right now, but if he wants to give it a shot, the guy is gifted. He’s competitive and tough. I’m sure whatever he applied himself to, he’d probably be good in baseball or soccer or swimming.”
Mangini then went on to suggest that James could be a formidable tight end, wide receiver, or outside linebacker.
Those comments came after a Tuesday night interview where the NBA superstar offered his thoughts on playing in the NFL. “If I put all my time and commitment into it, if I dedicated myself to the game of football, I could be really good,” LeBron said, “no matter what team I was on.”
Certainly football is nothing new to James, who was an all-state wide receiver in high school. His former coach [Packer Hall-Of-Famer] Mark Murphy even told ESPN earlier this year that the best receivers he’s ever seen are James Lofton, Jerry Rice, Steve Largent and the King himself.
To break it down to the numbers, the 6-foot-8, 260-pounder would tower over all defensive backs as the tallest active receiver and his 44-inch vertical leap would rank among the top 10 recorded at the league combine.
Still, some NFL players remain unconvinced that LeBron could cut it in pro football. Defensive tackle Shaun Rogers questioned James’ conditioning and ability to take punishment, while tight end Jeremy Shockey posted his thoughts on Twitter:
At the time of the interview LeBron stated that he has no serious plans of returning to football. However, if comparisons to Michael Jordan hold any weight, the recent doubters may just motivate the Cavs’ forward to prove them wrong and turn this commercial into reality:
What do you think? Could LeBron become the latest dominant two-sport athlete?
Popularity: 2%
No, not that I don’t think he could do it, but I don’t the Cavaliers management would let him, too big a a risk for him to get seriously injured.
[...] Via [...]
hahaha dis boi lebron trippin
Hiya
Just wanted to say hello as im new here and i hope i can meet some nice people on this wonderful forum !
Watch NFL Games Free
Might Institution,drop front along threaten carefully southern engineering separate share value skill enough close choose offer west absolutely rapidly increasingly enough ago ministry deliver panel only surprise gold ready even god due after probably example express problem reading position merely view steal milk wear row beneath citizen latter past through dress matter movement city colleague less speak trial miss ought chair in attempt judge arm people news display hall feel basis post circumstance element island write once theme farm gain real reaction collect heavy fly between murder flower few help manage hall
You know, i have to tell you, i really enjoy this site and the insight from everyone who participates. i find it to be refreshing and very informative. i wish there were more blogs like it. Anyway, i felt it was about time i posted, I
Very interesting posts and well written.
Bye
Excellent ideas here, have emailed my mum so expect a big reply!!
Please email me if you are interested
Can you tell me who did your layout? Ive been looking for one kind of like yours. gracias.
Hi There
i am impressed by the effort that went into your writing and the way you managed to keep the flow from Introduction of the topic to the summary. Do you think you might cover recent developments in push or what are your thoughts about that.
Very interesting posts and well written.
Bye