Former Packers All-Pro Makes Bold LeBron James Statement

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Green Bay Packers’ former All-Pro wideout, Davante Adams, running after the catch during a game against the San Francisco 49ers. January 22, 2022.

The Green Bay Packers‘ ex All-Pro wideout, Davante Adams, made some offseason waves on Wednesday on the Dan Patrick Show when he gave a thought provoking response to a question posed to him concerning the potential football prowess of a certain NBA player, LeBron James, who was once offered contracts from multiple NFL franchises to play tight end.

Davante Adams says there’s “no question” LeBron James would’ve been one of the greatest WRs or TEs in NFL history if he had chosen to play football.

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“He would have been one of the greatest receivers, tight ends of all time,” Adams responded when asked by Patrick what he thinks James would have been like as a football player, “No question. I don’t know if you if you’ve ever seen him play football; he can fly too that’s the thing. He’s one of the fastest NBA players probably of all time. I never seen somebody cover space on the basketball court – maybe John Wall, Derrick Rose, something like that. But he’s up there with all of them.”

LeBron’s ‘Speed’ Would Have Made Him So Dangerous In The NFL – Adams

LeBron James is obviously a next-level athlete; indeed one who many consider to be one of the top-five all time across all sports. But having the capabilities to succeed across multiple unrelated sporting disciplines is something virtually unheard of.

Even if James had never even touched a basketball, and had instead dedicated his life to football, it is impressive to have the confidence to say – with an unflinching degree of belief – that the 4 x NBA Champion would have not just been an excellent receiver, but one of the greatest of all time.

This is quite some praise coming from a player like Adams, who has made 6 Pro Bowl and 3 All-Pro teams, and clearly knows a good wideout’s ability when he sees one.

Would LeBron James’ Height Be An Impediment To His Success?

At 6’9, LeBron would be second tallest player in the NFL, behind only Detroit Lions offensive tackle, Dan Skipper, who comes in at a massive 6’10. And whilst height is normally an asset in the league, at such an extreme it could go the other way. Players – and indeed people of that enormous size have a higher center of gravity, and struggle to be as nimble and agile as smaller and mid-sized receivers.

Even the most freak, tall athletes in the league, like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Mike Evans, who is likely a future Hall of Famer, is just 6’5 – four inches shorter than James.

James would likely end up as a tight end – although he would still be incredibly tall for that position, especially if his focus was as a pass-catcher, rather than as a blocker, which would most probably be the case. But even with his athletic pedigree, it is not clear that he would have met or superseded the achievements of the upper echelon at the position, like Travis Kelce and Rob Gronkowski.

With an athlete like LeBron, there is always a possibility, and there is no doubt that Adams is one of the more qualified people to speak on the topic. Unfortunately, given his career direction, we shall never know if the ex Packer is correct.

Daniel Arwas Daniel Arwas is a sports writer who covers the NFL for Heavy.com. Daniel began his career in sports writing in 2022 and has covered the NFL and college football for Gridiron Heroics and The Hammer. More about Daniel Arwas