‘Peyton Manning said he’d throw 75 touchdowns to LeBron James in the redzone’: Skip Bayless debates how great Lakers star would have been at tight end in the NFL with Shannon Sharpe

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Peyton Manning and LeBron James may have never teamed up in the NFL, but they got to work together in the MNF broadcast as a part of Manningcast.

The Cowboys dominated the Eagles 41-21 on national television, but that wasn’t the real reason why people tuned in to the game. After all, who wants to see an NFC East matchup anyway. That’s a joke actually. This game had plenty of intrigue.

For one, it marked Dak Prescott’s first game back home since his injury a year ago, and the emotions were clearly flowing.

Secondly, the Cowboys and Eagles may actually be decent this year. Dak is still on fire, and Jalen Hurts has quickly found his footing. Unfortunately, the game did not live up to the hype, but the commentary definitely did as the Manning brothers were joined by LeBron James.

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Skip Bayless Argues Whether LeBron James Could Have Been Successful In The NFL With Peyton Manning

One of the several topics that came up in the booth was the point about LeBron playing in the NFL. The idea’s been thrown around for quite some time now as LeBron’s admitted that several NFL teams, including the Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys, were recruiting him back in 2011, during the NBA lockout.

He also brought up during the MNF game that Jerry Jones and Pete Carrol had offers ready for him. That’s right. LeBron potentially playing in the NFL right now may not be as far fetched as it sounds.

The conversation also went on to where Peyton Manning admitted that he would have loved to have LeBron in the league, specifically on his team as it would have meant a lot of red-zone touchdowns.

Skip Bayless, a notorious LeBron hater, debated whether or not the Lakers star could have been successful in the league with his co-host Shannon Sharpe. Surprisingly, Skip came to the conclusion that LeBron in the NFL would have worked while Shannon took the opposite stance.

LeBron played wide receiver in high school, but his current build definitely resonates more with a tight end than a receiver given the way the league is shaped, but it’s definitely an interesting thing to wonder about. How would LeBron have fared in the NFL?

LeBron definitely has the physical traits to be in the NFL, 6’9″ and about 250-280 pounds, but his training would had to have been much more rigorous than it currently his to prepare him for the ruggedness of football. We’ll never really know how the King would have fared in the NFL, but it’s something interesting to think about. Him playing with Peyton Manning especially would have been the greatest thing to watch on TV.

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Post Edited By: Ashish Priyadarshi
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Ashish Priyadarshi

Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.

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