The 2011 Philadelphia Eagles were supposed to be the ‘Dream Team’ after Andy Reid and company acquired some of the biggest names in football on one roster.
Reid’s thirteenth season as Eagles head coach didn’t go as planned and they ultimately failed to improve on their 10–6 record from 2010, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2007.
Back in 2011, the Eagles signed a slew of big named free agents, including Vince Young, Jason Babin, Nnamdi Asomugha, Cullen Jenkins, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Johnnie Lee Higgins, Ronald Brown, Donald Lee, and Steve Smith to name a few.
Young would famously label them the ‘Dream Team’.
That team ultimately went 8-8 and missed the playoffs, with Asomugha forgetting how to play cornerback on the NFL level.
The Eagles swept the Dallas Cowboys that season, but they could have ended up facing the most imposing wide receivers in NFC East history.
On a special Uninterrupted, James told Maverick Carter about the time Jerry Jones offered him a contract to join the Dallas Cowboys while the NBA was in the middle of a lockout.
"We started to train to be a football player."
During the 2011 @NBA lockout, @KingJames thought about making those @NFL dreams come true 🏈
Full story on #WRTS After Party with @pr_RWTW and @mavcarter
📺: https://t.co/3JLpFUpAG8
🎧: https://t.co/nEjQbbcMMG pic.twitter.com/XPWXjF93Ck— UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) May 19, 2020
James admitted that he thought about making the move, but ultimately declined, deciding to hang the contract offer up in his office.
James has always talked about playing in the NFL and as a wide receiver at his alma mater, St. Vincent-St. Mary High in Akron, Ohio, the NBA legend was once compared to Jerry Rice.
James’s exploits on the gridiron have become legendary stories after LeBron became an all-state receiver as a sophomore and junior, setting records and getting recruited by some of the top schools in America.
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