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USWNT's Carli Lloyd impresses with 55-yard field goal at Eagles practice

Matt Rosenberg
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United States forward Carli Lloyd celebrates after scoring a goal during the second half of an international friendly soccer match against Mexico.

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.

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.

Specifically, Brandt mentions the Bears because … well, you probably know about their struggles.

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.

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