Jason Kelce believes he could turn LeBron James into the 'greatest redzone threat in the NFL'

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The debate over whether NFL and NBA players could immediately play and succeed in their opposite sports raged during the week, and former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce weighed in on Saturday.

ESPN NFL analyst Ryan Clark first pushed back on NBA guard Austin Rivers’ notion that 30 basketball professionals could play in the NFL. Clark pointed to Draymond Green trying to play in the green and white Michigan State spring football game in 2011 and not handling it well.

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LeBron James throws a football at AT&T Stadium before a Sunday night game between the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 8, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

However, Kelce responded to Clark’s post saying there was one person he would be able to turn into a "redzone threat."

"I love this argument and passion from Ryan, and as a football player my mind is screaming hell yea!!!" Kelce wrote on X.  "But, if I was an NFL GM, and it was an option, I’d sign Lebron today and within one offseason he’d be the greatest redzone threat in the NFL."

The debate started when Rivers said last week he could take 30 NBA players and work them seamlessly into the NFL.

"You cannot take 30 NFL players and put them in the NBA," Rivers said. 

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Philadelphia Eagles' Jason Kelce speaks during an NFL football press conference announcing his retirement in Philadelphia on Monday, March 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

The former Duke standout replied to pushback from J.J. Watt, saying he only believed some could