Jerry Jones Once Approached NBA Star Lebron James to Play for Dallas Cowboys and So Did Pete Carroll

The future Hall of Famer LeBron James is a multi-talented star who not only possesses strong arms for powerful dunks but also inherits the hunky posture to get into pro football. During high school, the NBA star was an avid footballer too, but fate had landed him in a different sport. It turns out that the Lakers star was once invited by the Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll for NFL tryouts.

While speaking to the Manning brothers in the Monday Night Football last fall, James revealed that he would have been a pro footballer had he resorted to accepting the tryout offers. He explained the series of events that happened in 2011 during the NBA lockouts.

The Manning Bros asked James if he had any temptations to don the Cowboys jersey and whether he actually received such offers from Jerry Jones. “That’s true, Jerry Jones offered me a contract. Also, Pete Carroll did as well, in Seattle during our lockout time,” he said on the show.

James also revealed that he was seriously considering the stakes. “It definitely got my blood flowing again. Got my mind racing again thinking about the game of football.” he quoted. But fortunately, James got his path cleared as the NBA issue was resolved with the players and the management agreeing on mutual terms.

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“We were 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 still got the jerseys that Jerry and Pete Carroll sent me from 2011,” he explained the scenario.

LeBron James revealed the position he wanted to play in the NFL

Although he couldn’t make it to the National Football League, the four-time NBA champion revealed that he would have played tight-end in the team. The 37-year-old said that he draws inspiration from the gameplay of NFL star Rob Gronkowski and wants to play a similar role for whichever franchise he gets in.

Having an ideal height of 6’8″ and weighing more than 250 lbs, the veteran happens to be a suitable candidate to break the opposition’s defense. The host, Peyton Manning, claimed that it would have been a nightmare for the opposition playing James at the offense, and he would have placed him at wide and thrown for at least 75 touchdowns.

James’ high school figures are also impressive and quite enough for anyone to get an NFL ticket. He racked up 57 receptions, 1,160 yards, and 16 TDs in his junior year. Well, fortunate for NBA, but NFL fans surely missed a chance to witness this superhuman blazing through the field.

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