The Forgotten Story of LeBron James’ Football Career

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Right before halftime of a game against Villa Angela-St. Joseph, James broke a finger while making a seven-yard touchdown catch. “He was pretty shook up at halftime,” Murphy said. “He was thinking about basketball and what this was going to do. Once the trainers got him calmed down, we said ‘Look, LeBron. You don’t even have to play in the second half. Or we can use you as a decoy and we’ll throw to the other guys if you want.'” But as the team filed out for the second half, James stopped the coaches to tell them: “I’m no decoy.”

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