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Zachary Neel

Redskins rivalry with Cowboys was nearly made unwinnable by LeBron James

The Washington Redskins have had some trouble defeating their biggest division rival over the past decade, losing to the Dallas Cowboys more often than not when the two came face to face. With a 6-14 record against the Cowboys since 2010, it’s safe to say that Dallas has regularly had the upper hand over Washington.

And to think, it was almost made worse in 2011 — the Dallas Cowboys almost added NBA superstar LeBron James to the roster.

Take that word ‘almost’ with a grain of salt. It’s unclear how serious talks really got between Jerry Jones and King James, but LeBron admitted that during the 2011 NBA lockout, he started to train to be a football player, and the Cowboys at one time offered him a contract.

James admitted that he thought about making the move, but ultimately declined, deciding to hang the contract offer up in his office.

Lucky for the Redskins, too. They’ve had enough trouble shutting down Jason Witten over the years, let alone covering a 6-foot-8, 250-pound athletic freak who can jump out of a gym.

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