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Miami football once coveted LeBron James as next great tight end

COLUMBUS, OH - SEPTEMBER 28: 28, 2013 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)

If LeBron James had charted a different career path he could have brought his talents to South Beach much earlier. James was a highly coveted tight end by the Miami football program before deciding to stop playing football and concentrate on basketball.

If the Miami football program would have had their way LeBron James and Greg Olsen could have teamed up to form the greatest tight end duo in college football history. Before his decision to stop playing football, James was a highly coveted all-state tight end as a junior in 2001.