LeBron James: basketball icon, entrepreneur and Los Angeles … Dodgers minor leaguer? Probably not, but it’s worth a shot!Following Tuesday’s news that James told the Los Angeles Lakers he intends to leave the Lakeshow after eight seasons, social media lit up with suitors vying for his services, basketball or otherwise. While several NBA franchises are likely to make their best attempt to woo James, teams from all sorts of sports and entertainment have already tossed their hats into the ring.James was once an all-state wide receiver at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Ohio, but a return to the gridiron seems optimistic at best. Nobody sent the NFL that memo.
run it back in the green and white, @kingjames ? pic.twitter.com/JXBxcsNRwp
— New York Jets (@nyjets) June 30, 2026“Heard he’s a free agent,” the Green Bay Packers’ social team wrote.“Never say never,” wrote the Buffalo Bills.In case James ever wants to pursue the college degree he never received, there’s also a standing offer from the Kent State Golden Flashes, who had a quick question about his eligibility. His NIL check would probably fund a small country or, like, meaningful scholarships. That’s no fun, though.Sadly for them all, James has previously addressed a possible football run, saying he considered an offer to jump to the NFL in 2011, but decided against it.That said, at 6-foot-9, James would be the tallest receiver in NFL history, coming in an inch above Hall-of-Famer Harold Carmichael, who stood at 6-foot-8.The average NFL receiver height is 6-foot-1, so someone like Davante Adams could strap a personal pizza from Papa John’s or a pair of toilet paper rolls on top of his helmet and just barely offer the same-sized target as James. That’s not even accounting for the NBA legend’s wingspan.
