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Oct 12, 2011 3:32 PM
He wouldnt have to go in the draft accoring to this 2009 article.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4194437

There is a small paragraph about it saying he could just sign as a free agent.

I am not 100% certain, but I think this is how it works. If you are not drafted after you are eligible then you are a free agent. You can declare for the draft 3 years removed from HS. Basically, since he was 'draft eligible' 3 years after HS, and now he is well past that and is just a free agent.

It is like if a player does not get drafted after he declared early or after his senior year, he becomes a free agent to sign with whomever and whenever
Oct 12, 2011 3:32pm
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Oct 12, 2011 3:36 PM
Haha I just love all the tweets that followed Lebrons first one to Clayton.
Oct 12, 2011 3:36pm
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Oct 12, 2011 5:13 PM
robj55;931185 wrote:I respect your opinion but a lot of people do, me included. Basketball is the greatest sport in the world, football may be the best to watch though.
One of the dumbest posts in OC history. Not because you said basketball but because the claim that any sport is the "greatest" is fucking retarded.
Oct 12, 2011 5:13pm
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Oct 12, 2011 5:38 PM
I apologize for not reading through the thread as I'm tits on a boar hog....but if LeBron was given the opportunity to play in the NFL, I'm not sure if he would be good, great or MJ in baseball....but I know one thing......everyone would be watching. A rating's monster.
Oct 12, 2011 5:38pm
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Oct 12, 2011 5:46 PM
ESPN announced that they will televise Lebron's decision , to enter the NFL or not, in a 1 hr special with John Clayton hosting.
Oct 12, 2011 5:46pm
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Oct 12, 2011 6:03 PM
Skyhook79;931560 wrote:ESPN announced that they will televise Lebron's decision , to enter the NFL or not, in a 1 hr special with John Clayton hosting.


HILARIOUS!:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

/sarcasm
Oct 12, 2011 6:03pm
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Oct 12, 2011 6:21 PM
like_that;931581 wrote:

HILARIOUS!:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

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I chuckled.
Oct 12, 2011 6:21pm
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Oct 12, 2011 6:39 PM
I Wear Pants;931537 wrote:One of the dumbest posts in OC history. Not because you said basketball but because the claim that any sport is the "greatest" is ****ing retarded.
Are you always so damn bitchy, it's my opinion, ease up killer.
Oct 12, 2011 6:39pm
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Oct 12, 2011 6:59 PM
Bron seems like one of those guys that would bitch about getting hit, he wouldn't last a quarter
Oct 12, 2011 6:59pm
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Oct 12, 2011 7:16 PM
uh oh..Lebron must need some attention.
Oct 12, 2011 7:16pm
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Oct 12, 2011 8:00 PM
let him play. just not for cleveland.
Oct 12, 2011 8:00pm
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Oct 12, 2011 9:44 PM
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Oct 12, 2011 9:44pm
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Oct 12, 2011 9:49 PM
KR1245;931653 wrote:Bron seems like one of those guys that would bitch about getting hit, he wouldn't last a quarter
He practiced with ASVSM recently and their DB's were only allowed to jam him at the line. Absolutely NO contact after that point. And their biggest guy was out of practice, which is why Bron was there.
Oct 12, 2011 9:49pm
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Oct 12, 2011 9:50 PM
robj55;931185 wrote:I respect your opinion but a lot of people do, me included. Basketball is the greatest sport in the world, football may be the best to watch though.
Perhaps, but then again the NBA ceased being basketball a long time ago.
Oct 12, 2011 9:50pm
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Oct 12, 2011 9:54 PM
wildcats20;931888 wrote:He practiced with ASVSM recently and their DB's were only allowed to jam him at the line. Absolutely NO contact after that point. And their biggest guy was out of practice, which is why Bron was there.
Probably for the best for all parties involved. LeBron probably doesn't want to blow out a knee or anything and I doubt the ASVSM parents would be too thrilled about their teenage sons being trucked by a 6'9" 260 lb freak.
Oct 12, 2011 9:54pm
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Oct 12, 2011 10:11 PM
karen lotz;931899 wrote:Probably for the best for all parties involved. LeBron probably doesn't want to blow out a knee or anything and I doubt the ASVSM parents would be too thrilled about their teenage sons being trucked by a 6'9" 260 lb freak.
Or Nike wouldn't want to try and hide another youtube video of Lebron getting trucked by a High School football player.
Oct 12, 2011 10:11pm
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Oct 12, 2011 10:12 PM
wes_mantooth;931667 wrote:uh oh..Lebron must need some attention.
this = reps
Oct 12, 2011 10:12pm
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Oct 12, 2011 10:16 PM
Skyhook79;931923 wrote:Or Nike wouldn't want to try and hide another youtube video of Lebron getting trucked by a High School football player.
haha
Oct 12, 2011 10:16pm
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Oct 12, 2011 10:58 PM
Given time in the sport, LeBron James could absolutely play in the NFL. It doesn't mean he would be great. It doesn't mean he would be good. However, the qualifiers to even consider it (size, speed, athleticism, strength, agility, etc...), he has. It would be a matter of finding a position, learning it, practicing it, getting used to playing speed (this would be the toughest as there wouldn't be a transition from high school to college to the pros like everyone else gets) and then applying it in the right situation. Like others said, it would take time. Lots of it. However, he COULD achieve it. This is not an NBA player trying to go play baseball like Jordan. That's a totally different animal that takes a completely different set of specific skills that aren't nearly as closely related as football and basketball are.
Oct 12, 2011 10:58pm
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Oct 12, 2011 11:05 PM
From his twitter earlier:
KingJames LeBron James



Cowboys, Dolphins, Browns, Lions, 49ers........27 more teams. Who?

I might like him again if he goes to the Cowboys or Browns ha
Oct 12, 2011 11:05pm
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Oct 12, 2011 11:14 PM
GoPens;931889 wrote:Perhaps, but then again the NBA ceased being basketball a long time ago.
Let me guess...bc you think its selfish 1 on 1 basketball with watered down talent and no defense being played?
Oct 12, 2011 11:14pm
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Oct 13, 2011 6:31 AM
Hb31187;932012 wrote:Let me guess...bc you think its selfish 1 on 1 basketball with watered down talent and no defense being played?
Hmmm....yea. That's it.
Oct 13, 2011 6:31am
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Oct 13, 2011 8:05 AM
He might have the skills to play in the NFL, but does not have the heart and would pussy out after the first decent hit.
Oct 13, 2011 8:05am
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Oct 13, 2011 8:19 AM
Sonofanump;932150 wrote:He might have the skills to play in the NFL, but does not have the heart and would **** out after the first decent hit.
Yep
Oct 13, 2011 8:19am
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Oct 13, 2011 8:22 AM
Pick6;931998 wrote:
I might like him again if he goes to the Cowboys or Browns ha
What is this shit? The cowboys? Really?
Oct 13, 2011 8:22am