Carli Lloyd received an offer to kick in an NFL preseason game later this week, her trainer, James Galanis told FOX Sports.
Lloyd, a two-time World Cup champion with the USWNT, drilled a 55-yard field goal at Eagles practice last week, which led to one unnamed team asking her to be on its roster for its matchup Thursday, Galanis said. Lloyd was genuinely interested, Galanis said, but she declined the invitation because it conflicts with the USWNT's friendly against Portugal at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
Thank you to the @Eagles for having me out! Thanks to @JustinTuck @jake_elliott22 @MayorRandyBrown for the good time and tips! 🏈 🎯 #55yd pic.twitter.com/owZ16f46Th
— Carli Lloyd (@CarliLloyd) August 20, 2019
“(Monday), she got another call from another NFL team,” Galanis told FOX Sports. “The one that called today, I don’t want to say who it is, was willing to put her on the roster for their next (game). They were willing to put her on the roster. She was told (she could) play on Thursday, the NFL game, but she is playing Thursday with the national team, so that was the conflict.”
Galanis said Lloyd was "definitely thinking about" trying to kick in the NFL.
“Knowing Carli, I don’t think she would just hop on and do it,” Galanis said. “She would need a couple of weeks training just to get comfortable. But things have escalated and it is real. ...Knowing Carli, this is why it is enticing for her because it is a challenge. That’s what Carli thrives on, it is the next thing she can conquer. That’s why we have had half a dozen conversations about it in less than a week.”
Lloyd later told FOX Sports she was weighing whether to pursue NFL opportunities in the future.
“This has all been so wild,” Lloyd told FOX in an email. “Can’t believe how big this has become. I am having discussions with my husband and James (Galanis) about the reality of playing in the NFL. They both feel that I could do it and should consider it. So I’m seriously considering it, as it’s a challenge (and) I would probably enjoy it.”
After winning their second straight World Cup, Lloyd and the rest of the national team are in the middle of a victory tour that will end Oct. 6.