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The Los Angeles Lakers star, speaking with Peyton Manning and
Eli Manning on ESPN's "Monday Night Football" coverage, revealed
that he was courted by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and
Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll while the NBA was amid its
labor dispute.
"Jerry Jones offered me a contract, and actually Pete Carroll in
Seattle did as well during our lockout time," James said.
"Definitely got my blood flowing again, got my mind racing again
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 still got the jerseys, too, that Jerry and Pete Carroll sent
me from 2011."
James, 36, said his NFL position would have been tight end.
"I wanted to be a red-zone specialist, like Gronk," he said,
referring to Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski.
The NBA restarted in December 2011, and James captured his first
league title that year with the Miami Heat, and he won another
title the following season.
Now a four-time champion, James is a 17-time All-Star and a
four-time NBA Most Valuable Player. He ranks third in NBA
history with 35,367 points, an average of 27 per game over 1,310
games.
--Field Level Media
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