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LeBron in NFL? Browns Coach Says Suit Up

Woeful Cleveland willing to give NBA star a shot

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 18, 2009 2:29 PM CST

(Newser) – If LeBron James really wants to try football, Eric Mangini will find room on his roster. “I think he should come on down,” the Browns coach tells the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “The guy’s a freak athletically.” James may be an NBA star now, but he played wide receiver in high school. He opined on Monday Night Football that, if he dedicated himself to football, “I could be really good.”

“I could be a split tight end like Gates or Gonzalez,” he said. “If you put a linebacker on them, they can’t match up.” QB Brady Quinn, for one, loves the idea of throwing to James to improve the fortunes of the 1-8 team. “Tell him to suit up,” he said. “We’ll get him working.” But nosetackle Shaun Rogers doubts the King could hack it. “A great athlete, yes. A football player, no. Yeah, Lebron, I said it.”

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COMMENTS
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Yourself
Nov 19, 2009 12:26 PM CST
@alkasetlzer - winning "more" would require at least winning one first...
super_soft_wizard
Nov 19, 2009 7:39 AM CST
you might enjoy Matt Taibbi's Sports Blotter: http://thephoenix.com/Boston/A.../
waloki
Nov 18, 2009 10:07 AM CST
I was thinking from the Browns side - good business move for them

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