Olympics / Team USACould we see USWNT Star Carli Lloyd Kick in NFL? by David Malandra Jr. August 28, 2019 Philadelphia: We are less than 48 hours away from the US Women’s National Team playing their second World Cup Victory Tour game as they take on Portugal on Thursday night from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.Over the last couple of days, there has been a lot of buzz about what USWNT star, Carli Lloyd, did during her visit to Philadelphia Eagles Training Camp on August 20 when she made a 55-yard field goal.What did you expect? She's a World Champion.@CarliLloyd | #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/kIwHOABMKa— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) August 20, 2019https://twitter.com/CarliLloyd/status/1163920167673442304On Tuesday night, Lloyd threw out the first pitch at the Philadelphia Phillies game and then was interviewed by NBC Sports Philadelphia Gregg Murphy and the question came up about could we see Carli Lloyd play in the NFLDuring the #Phillies game, @USWNT star Carli Lloyd would talk to @GmurphNBCS about possibility of Kicking in #NFL #PITvsPHI #USWNT pic.twitter.com/DwnRu36kAq— David Malandra Jr (@David_Malandra) August 28, 2019On August 26, FOX Sports would release a report saying that a couple NFL teams have reached out to Lloyd about kicking for them in a preseason game.EXCLUSIVE: Carli Lloyd has received an offer from an NFL team to kick in a preseason game, her trainer tells our @MrogersFOX. https://t.co/bPL89eLyrz— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) August 27, 2019Lloyd turned down the offer due to the timing as the NFL preseason ends on August 9, same day the USWNT play their Victory Tour game.Lloyd said that she is excited to play in front of her family, friends and fans in Philadelphia and it’s a record-breaking crowd.The Victory Tour game is at 7 PM on FS1 on Thursday, August 29.The USWNT will hold a public practice at Lincoln Financial Field on Wednesday, August 28 from 5 PM to 6 PMThe World Cup Trophy will be on display for the game.By the way, I’m told all four (4) of the @USWNT’s @FIFAWWC trophies will be displayed on Headhouse Plaza at the Linc in a fan zone before Thursday’s game.The gates to that part of the stadium will open at 3:30, with the disclaimer that once you’re in, you’ll have to stay in.— Jonathan Tannenwald (@thegoalkeeper) August 27, 2019 Post Views: 1,148The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest PostsDavid Malandra Jr.Beat Reporter covering Philadelphia Union of MLS, USA Men's & Women's SoccerLatest posts by David Malandra Jr. (see all) Philadelphia Union to play first home game in 310 days - August 25, 2020 Sergio Santos Sends Union into Quarterfinals, MLS is Back Tournament - July 26, 2020 Union Draws Orlando City, Finishes 2nd in MLS Group Play - July 21, 2020 Kevin Durant Joins Philadelphia Union Ownership - June 15, 2020 Related TopicsCarli LloydNFlUS Women's National Team Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.Newsletter SubscriptionCan't Miss Posts! UFC Long Island: Ticket & Fight Card Info by Kristine Haugsjaa | posted on May 31, 2017 A Look at Paternity Leave in MLB as Trout Becomes a Dad by Elizabeth DiPietro | posted on August 5, 2020 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 Women in Sports: Ariel Epstein, On-Air Host at SportsGrid (VIDEO) by Anthony Paradiso | posted on March 12, 2021 Exclusive Interview: SNY Personality, Maria Marino, Shares Career Journey (VIDEO) by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on January 28, 2021More in Olympics / Team USA Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo OlympicsThe 2021 Summer Olympic games are scheduled to take place from July 23 –... You Know I’m Right, Episode 94: Olympic Gold Medalist Lilly King (Audio/Video)On the 94th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst was joined by olympic... The Tokyo 2021 Olympics Will Feature New Amazing SportsSurfing, skateboarding, sport climbing, karate, baseball and softball will compete at the Summer Olympics. You Know I’m Right, Episode 82: NBC’s Mary Carillo (Audio/Video)On the 82nd episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Baseline Jumper, Episode 89: Fantasy Football Preview Baseline Jumper, Episode 90: NFL Preview