This happens once every few years or so, and it always makes me sad: LeBron James brings up that he could have played football during the NBA lockout in 2011, and then we have dream once again of what it would be like to see the Los Angeles Lakers superstar playing tight end.
(For what it’s worth, I wrote five years ago about why he would have been amazing!)
This time, thanks to his appearance on the Manning MegaCast during Monday Night Football, we learned that the Seattle Seahawks also offered him a deal in addition to the Dallas Cowboys, which we already knew.
"I still got the jersey too, that Jerry [Jones] and Pete Carroll sent me from 2011."
Imagine LeBron on the Cowboys or Seahawks 😳 @KingJames pic.twitter.com/boMLsl4Jes
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 28, 2021
"Tight end, 6'8", 250."
Peyton believes @KingJames would've been a great target in the NFL. pic.twitter.com/L4RcNw6ifJ
— ESPN (@espn) September 28, 2021
He would have been so good! Too bad we’ll never find out!
… But here’s Travis Kelce inviting James to Tight End University, which only further teases this out:
Chiefs TE @tkelce says there’s an open invitation to TEU for @KingJames. #KJM pic.twitter.com/KHtZG8bo17
— Keyshawn, JWill & Max (@KeyJayandMax) September 28, 2021
Us NE Ohio guys are all around athletes!! I know @KingJames would be a dominant force in the TE room!! @te_university let’s get em an invite for next year!!
— Travis Kelce (@tkelce) September 28, 2021
I know: This is all in good fun. Like Kelce, I still can’t help but wonder what if.
