Basketball legend Lebron James has revealed he still has the 'itch' to make it in the NFL, despite rejecting offers by two franchises and being 37 years of age. During his time in the NBA James has announced himself as one of the greatest to play the game.
His basketball skills are seemingly not the only part of the athlete's skilful armour though, with James more than confident in his American football abilities. The Lakers star has not played the sport competitively since high school.
And last year, he revealed he had been approached by both the The Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks during the NBA's 2011 lockout.
A year on, James still clearly has the NFL on his mind revealing on a special episode of The Shop on TNF: "Yeah, yeah, I still got the itch to play. I got the itch, man." The NBA legend also went on to discuss the position he would be keen to play, outlining the wide-receiver spot.
He went on: "Wide receiver, for sure. If I was in the red zone, especially in the red zone. One-on-one... me out there with one of those small lil' cornerbacks. Just throw it up, just throw it up."
One man who was less than convinced with the 37-year-old's aspirations though was current NFL star Jalen Ramsey. The LA Rams cornerback responded: "Bron has no chance, I ain’t gonna lie to you Bron.
"They be saying you’re a red zone threat? Bron, you would’ve got strapped. I would’ve put them paws on him at the line. I ain't never been mossed in my career. James responded confidently though, adding: "I would've mossed you, I would've mossed you."
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Speaking last year about his 2011 NFL offers, the basketball star revealed things could have been very different if it was not for the NBA's lockout coming to an end. Speaking on ESPN about his Cowboys and Seahawks offers he commented: "Jerry Jones offered me a contract and so did Pete Carroll in Seattle during our lockout time.
It definitely got my blood flowing again, my mind racing again thinking about the game of football, being out there on Sundays. We was able to get a deal done in the NBA and I was back on the court in no time. But I definitely thought about it. I've still got the jersey Jerry and Pete Carroll sent me from 2011!"
