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Originally Posted by sheetmusic2u
Having grown up in Cleveland (years ago) and living through many years of mediocre basketball teams, it is fun to see the Cavs doing as well as they are now (yes, I still pull for them). LeBron is a "hoss". Some friends and I were talking during the NFL playoffs when the commercial of him as a football player was running...could you imagine being a defensive back with him coming at you with a full head of steam (like he does coming down the lane)? At 6'-7", 260lbs or whatever he is, he would just run (or jump) over whoever got in his way.
He would probably be an awesome football player. As a basketball player, he's alright (ha!).
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As a Clevelander, the Lebron playing football argument is all too common. He's a tremendous athlete, but people need to realize that there's a reason 6'6" or so is the tallest people get in the NFL. The knees are way too exposed for taller athletes, and Lebron, as great as he is, would be very vulnerable to knee injury.