[NFL!] Beckham Declined Chance to Try Out

[tanaka0826 (田中鬪莉王)]

Report: David Beckham Declined Chance to Try Out for NFL Team as Kicker

http://t.co/u1ZsvoQZmc

At least one NFL team was confident in David Beckham‘s ability to bend it …
through the uprights.

A scout from an unnamed NFL team called Beckham last fall and offered him a
chance to try out for the team as a kicker. The former England captain declined
the invitation, according to the Mirror.

“A couple of scouts felt that David has the potential to become a kicker in
the NFL team, and one actually put a call into him for a trial,” a source
told the Mirror.

“It is no secret that David is one of the best in the business when it comes
to accuracy and length in his passing. And he has stood on the greatest stages
to perform magnificent feats with his feet.

“Major league [NFL] kickers can send the ball 40 yards straight — David has
shown for the last 15 years he can do that week in week out. “It was obvious
too that if Becks took up the offer then any NFL franchise would be interested
as his international appeal would generate billions in PR and commercial
opportunities.

“The offer came in and he politely said that it wasn’t right for him. Perhaps
in the next few months he could change his mind.”

At the time, Beckham was mapping out the final stages of his illustrious
soccer career. He left the L.A. Galaxy in December and joined French club
Paris Saint-German in February. His three-month swansong in European soccer
saw him win a Ligue 1 (French first division) title, participate in the
knockout rounds of the UEFA Champions League and bid the game a tearful goodbye
in his final appearance as a professional player.

Beckham scored 65 free-kick goals in his career, but that ability wouldn’t
necessarily translate to gridiron success. He honed his world-famous technique
over the years using soccer balls. How quickly he would adapt to a new ball,
target, sport and surroundings is unknown. While NFL teams would love the
international exposure and marketing opportunities Beckham’s presence would
create, their primary business is winning football games.

Beckham will remain a busy man in his post-playing days. He serves as a global
ambassador for China’s Super League (where he created some doubt over his
kicking ability). He is in talks to buy a Major League Soccer expansion team,
which would play in Miami, and Tom Cruise wants him to consider starring in
action movies.

If those activities don’t quench Beckham’s thirst for life then, by all
means, he should look into American football. He also should remember Ray
Finkle, whose story showed us the dark side of life as an NFL kicker.


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推 freesoul:這炒新聞居多吧! 先不說Beckham根本就不可能答應，Assoc.
→ freesoul:football轉職American football成功的人又有多少?
推 Danielhsieh:結果他踢了顆香蕉球
推 krajicek:NFL不需要被貝克漢炒新聞啦
→ krajicek:         靠
推 redplum:也許Goodell需要Beckham幫他完成他的英國夢
推 JamesSoong:但是NFL需要Beckham拓展歐洲市場
推 aaa993:先說行銷綜效就已經很可觀了！@@
推 freesoul:NFL本身當然不需要，我認為是某隻門票老是賣不完一天到晚
→ freesoul:被blackout的球隊(JAX??)想出來的花招
→ freesoul:再說這種八卦新聞看多了"at least one team"通常就真的只
→ freesoul:是"there is only one team"
推 mrkey:moneyball 的台詞XDDDD
推 sampsonlu919:不過JAX要票房卻把Tebow放掉 雖然是有戰略考量
→ sampsonlu919:但Tebow一旦轉型成功 JAX高層恐怕要被打臉了