Flag Football will be a competition in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and the National Football League seems to be encouraging both current and former players to take part in the event.
NFL executive Peter O’Reilly said Tuesday that the league will work with the NFL Players Association on allowing current and former players to participate in the event after it was among five sports officially added to the 2028 Los Angeles Games by the International Olympic Committee.
“It is the pinnacle of sport globally,” O’Reilly said at the league meetings. “Ultimately, that decision on the makeup of Team USA is a decision of USA Football and the national governing body or the governing bodies around the world in similar roles because we are thinking about Team USA, but there are also a lot of other passports in the NFL — 113 foreign-born players on NFL rosters as of Week 5.
“So, that opportunity for athletes to represent their countries, we understand the desire, what they have spoken out about and what we will continue to do is work with the players, (NFL) Players Association and the clubs in the time ahead to determine the process and then work with USA Football and IFAF on that.”
Prior to it’s approval, former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski told TMZ Sports to “Count me in already!” if/when the sport got approved for inclusion.
Tyreek Hill has also expressed interest after the official announcement came through, asking fellow NFL players to “bring one home.”
“You know how amazing it would be to assemble a super team to play in the Olympics,” Hill said on his podcast.
I’m here for the NFL to have its version of the ‘Dream Team’ in the 2028 Summer Olympics.
