If it wasn't for the U.S. Women's National Team having a game on Thursday, Carli Lloyd may be kicking field goals on an NFL field. Lloyd was offered a spot on an NFL roster for the fourth preseason game, trainer James Galanis told FOX Sports.

Lloyd kicked a 55-yard field goal during a Philadelphia Eagles practice last week, and there has been a lot of chatter about if she could make an NFL roster.

According to Galanis, Lloyd really wanted to take part in an NFL game, but she has a soccer match against Portugal at the same time, so she had to turn down the opportunity:

“Today, she got another call from another NFL team,” Galanis said. “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.”

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While Lloyd may have turned down the opportunity regardless because of limited preparation time, Galanis believes she has everything she needs to be a successful football player:

“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.

Maybe Lloyd can practice hard for the next 10 months and get another chance next season.