Pressure? Carli Lloyd has no time for pressure.
The U.S. Women’s National Team soccer great — a two-time FIFA Player of the Year and World Cup champion whose 113 goals rank seventh in women’s soccer history — put on quite a display at a joint practice between the Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens practice on Tuesday.
Lloyd, an Eagles fan from Delran, N.J., has been on bigger stages, so kicking field goals at NFL practices probably wasn’t that big of a deal for her.
Even if one of them was a 55-yarder that she made look easy.
Thank you to the @Eagles for having me out! Thanks to @JustinTuck @jake_elliott22 @MayorRandyBrown for the good time and tips! ? ? #55yd pic.twitter.com/owZ16f46Th
— Carli Lloyd (@CarliLloyd) August 20, 2019
Ryan Mink of BaltimoreRavens.com wrote that Lloyd got advice from Ravens kicker Justin Tucker, Eagles kicker Jake Elliott and Ravens coach Randy Brown.
Lloyd’s field-goal kicking prowess got the attention of Pro Football Hall of Famer Gil Brandt, who says Lloyd deserves a tryout as an NFL kicker.
Honestly, I don't think it will be long before we see a woman break through this NFL barrier. I'd give her an honest tryout if I were, say, the Bears. https://t.co/pyIlIY6Jxv
— Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) August 20, 2019
Specifically, Brandt mentions the Bears because … well, you probably know about their struggles.
Cody Parkey's would-be game-winning FG hits the crossbar twice sending the Eagles to the Divisional Round. #PHIvsCHI #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/mchSudQfLL
— NFL (@NFL) January 7, 2019
Lloyd, who scored three goals for the USWNT en route to its fourth World Cup title in June, thanked the Eagles and their fans after the practice.
#FlyEaglesFly at the @USWNT parade#FlyEaglesFly at today’s practice@CarliLloyd knows pic.twitter.com/vUwGtFYWX6
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) August 20, 2019
