USWNT star Carli Lloyd received offer from NFL team to kick in preseason

It seems the NFL nearly had its first-ever female player.

United States soccer star Carli Lloyd was approached by multiple NFL clubs following her viral kick while visiting the Philadelphia Eagles, and one team was even willing to put her straight onto its roster for the upcoming preseason game, Lloyd's trainer told FOX Sports' Martin Rogers.

"Today, she got another call from another NFL team," James Galanis said Monday. "The one that called today, I don't want to say who it is, was willing to put her on the roster for their next (game). They were willing to put her on the roster.

"She was told (she could) play on Thursday, the NFL game, but she is playing Thursday with the national team, so that was the conflict."

Lloyd nailed a 55-yard kick at the Eagles' practice facility, sparking speculation that a future in football could be possible.

While Galanis said his client likely would've turned down the offer regardless of her other commitments in order to get more preparation time, he believes Lloyd is built to be the woman who breaks down the barrier to the NFL.

"I think Carli is perfectly made out for a job like that. She loves the pressure. She's got one of the hardest kicks in the world when it comes to women. She is great at long range balls, she displayed that by scoring a goal from just past the halfway line in a World Cup final, and she is definitely in tune with the mechanics. She would be an ideal candidate.

"We are thinking about what it would do to the sport itself, every sport at every level. She would be the first female that's really playing with males, and what would it do to the whole equality (issue)."

At 37 years old, Lloyd is apparently mulling her future in soccer.

Lloyd has scored 113 goals in 281 international appearances and captained the United States to victory at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was also part of the squad who won the 2019 edition in France this summer.