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Carli Lloyd Talks Potential NFL Kicking Career: ‘This Isn’t Just a Publicity Stunt’

USWNT star Carli Lloyd is serious about potentially trying her hand at kicking in the NFL, but it will have to wait until after the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Speaking on the Rich Eisen Show on Wednesday, Lloyd said she is first and foremost focused on trying to make this summer’s Olympic roster, but that she “definitely” wants to entertain being an NFL placekicker.

"This isn’t just a publicity stunt or something that I’m having fun, just string the media along. I know that I can do it,” Lloyd said. “I know that I have the mental capacity in pressure situations.