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USWNT star Lloyd says NFL dream may have to 'get pushed a year or so'

United States women's national team star Carli Lloyd admitted her ambition of becoming an NFL kicker may have to be parked for an extra year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The two-time World Cup winner has made no secret of her NFL dream, and she caught the eye last August when drilling a series of field goals while visiting a Philadelphia Eagles practice session.

USWNT veteran and long-time Eagles fan Lloyd is convinced she could become the first woman to play in the NFL.

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Hall of Fame kicker Morten Andersen last year said he would be prepared to school Lloyd in the intricacies of kicking a pigskin with the precision she shoots a soccer ball.