LeBron James can do it all right? He was a successful two-sport athlete in high school who went on to being one of the best players in the NBA. As James continues to work to lead the Miami Heat to back-to-back championship wins, his athleticism continues to be displayed in brilliance. The basketball star is impressing people left and right. Former NFL great Joe Theismann wonders if that greatness stops on the basketball court.
The former Washington Redskins coach believes that the NBA MVP could easily bring his talents back to the football field. Could James really be an NFL quarterback?
"I would love to work him out and also serve as his agent. 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 or 39-year old quarterbacks, so there's always time for him," Theismann said.
James transitioning to being a quarterback is not too farfetched. He played quarterback his freshman year of high school before he transitioned into being more a wide receiver. He then stopped with football all together to make basketball his main focus. James has certainly thought about his football past and how far he could have made it. He is letting his skills on the field feed into success on the court.
"I have the ability. I can see and read players. 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," James said.
While James continues to earn comparisons to Michael Jordan, he could try and follow in his footsteps. Jordan was also a two-sport athlete professionally. He spent his time between basketball and baseball. James could attempt to do the same.
James' former high school coach Jay Brophy believes that James will attempt to be a wide receiver at some point in the NFL. He compared him to former wide receiver Harold Carmichael who was considered the tallest wide receiver in the NFL at 6-8. James would certainly challenge that.
"He had a strong arm and was pretty accurate, although sometimes he would overthrow guys because he was so strong. We couldn't afford to play him at quarterback on the varsity, because at that time he was becoming such a good basketball player," Brophy said.
James is not too worried about football right now. The Miami Heat are inching closer to another championship. The team is now a game up on the Indiana Pacers as Game 4 is set for Tuesday.