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Jake Paul is doubling down on his claim that he could make the NFL after his boxing career is over.
Earlier this year, Paul went viral when he claimed that he wanted to play wide receiver in the NFL after his boxing career is over.
“I do have NFL aspirations after boxing,” Jake Paul said during an appearance on the a16z Podcast Network. “I want to play slot receiver, and so I think to get that experience, college first would be good so I could walk onto the Stanford team. I’m being serious. The idea of it happened today.”
While speaking with Front Office Sports, Paul says he believes it would be “easy” for him to make it to the NFL.
“I mean it’s pretty simple – just like when I started boxing, it’s funny to see the tweet deleters out there, non-believers, naysayers. I think there’s a lot of super mediocrity in the NFL and a lot of not good athletes,” Paul said.
“A lot of people dropping passes on a consistent basis. I have better hands, faster, stronger, and I work harder than them. Really all it’s going to take is me, after boxing, practicing some routes. I have a couple of teams and coaches who have already spoken with me and are interested in bringing me on. It’s going to be quite easy.
Jake Paul tells FOS that he has talked to “a couple [NFL] teams and coaches” who are interested in bringing him on to their roster.
“There is a lot of super mediocrity in the NFL. A lot of not-good athletes.” pic.twitter.com/eTJQhybAP6
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) July 22, 2026
Paul apparently wants to play for the Cleveland Browns.
“I’d love to go to the Cleveland Browns, been a Browns fan my entire life,” Paul continued. “My Mom is a diehard Browns fan, and I think they could use some good receivers over there.”
While Paul is currently recovering from a severe jaw injury, he believes he’s not done with boxing just yet, and wants to fight later this year.