The fact that LeBron is starting to get in these mythical discussions should tell you how great he is. There is no way LeBron could be a quarterback in the NFL.
This is just Joe Theismann trolling for attention to get on a couple of radio shows to talk about his theory, that makes no sense at all. Los That Sports Blog has the quote.
“I would love to work him out and also serve as his agent,” Theismann said in a phone interview Saturday with FOX Sports Florida. “I’ll go wherever he wants this summer. He could play another four years in the NBA before seriously trying the NFL. … There are not a lot of 38- or 39-year-old basketball players, but there are 38- and 39-year-old quarterbacks, so there’s always time for him.”
They asked Bron if he could have been a QB in the NFL if he wanted to be.
“I think so,” said James, who played quarterback on the freshman team at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio, in 1999 before shifting to wide receiver on the varsity in 2000 and 2001. As a senior in 2002, James chose to concentrate on basketball. “I have the ability. I can see and read plays. I study a lot, so I know defenses and things of that nature. So I would have been pretty good if I had decided to go for it.”
Maybe if LeBron would have stuck with football, who knows what would have happened, but to think he could just step on the field at 38 years old and play QB is laughable. Because it is LeBron some people will take it seriously and that is a testament to people respecting his skills.
Theismann should stick to those late night commercials about having to go to the bathroom a lot.