Wednesday, 05 October 2011 07:02

LeBron Gets The Pads On

Written by  Edward L. Esposito
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What's a NBA player to do -- locked out, no preseason, first week of regular season scrubbed?

How about practicing football with the old team?

LeBron James keeping in shape by putting on the pads and scrimmaging with St. Vincent St. Mary's football team yesterday.

He was off-limits when it came to tackling, however. 

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Edward L. Esposito

Edward L. Esposito

Edward "Ed" Esposito is vice-president, information media for the Rubber City Radio Group. He oversees news and public affairs programs for www.AkronNewsNow.com, 1590 WAKR, 97.5 WONE and 94.9 WQMX. He is Secretary-Treasurer of the Radio Television Digital News Foundation; a former chair of the Radio Television Digital News Association and Foundation and a former president of the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Association. He's also served as a member of the Akron Press Club , Kent State University Student Media Advisory Board, Ohio Open Government Coalition, Northeast Ohio AMBER Task Force. He's lectured on broadcasting and journalism for the University of Missouri in China, as well as across the country for RTDNA and RTDNF. You can reach Ed through the newsroom at 330-864-6397 or by email eesposito@rcrg.net

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