Overview
- On Saturday Paul posted that he would pay any NFL player $1 million to “box me better than I run routes against you,” saying the internet would judge and he would fly challengers in.
- Paul has publicly said he wants to play slot receiver and claimed multiple NFL teams contacted him, though no franchise has publicly verified outreach or interest.
- Former NFL figures pushed back on The Pivot podcast, with Ryan Clark calling Paul’s assertion that he could “100 percent” play in the league the “audacity.”
- UFC heavyweight Josh Hokit and several current or former NFL players replied to the offer and Paul invited Hokit to Puerto Rico, but no fight has been confirmed.
- Observers note practical obstacles to an NFL switch — Paul is 29, has not played organized football since high school, and recently suffered a sixth‑round KO loss to Anthony Joshua — and they say the episode mainly serves Paul’s boxing and promotion business.