Flag football is coming to the Olympics for the first time in 2028 and NFL players could be allowed to participate.
NFL owners are set to discuss a resolution at next week’s spring meetings that would allow one player from each NFL team to participate in flag football at The Olympics, according to NFL.com.
In addition, the resolution would allow each team’s designated international player to play for their country.
The 2028 Summer Olympics Games are taking place in Los Angeles.
The resolution says in part that it is “committed to supporting the growth of flag football both domestically and internationally.”
The resolution would provide “appropriate injury protection and salary cap credit for any player who is injured” while participating in flag football activities related to the 2028 Olympics.
It adds that the “Olympic flag football teams will implement certain minimum standards for medical staff and field surfaces.”
There will be both men’s flag football and women’s flag football at the 2028 Olympic Games.
Several NFL players have expressed interest in taking part in the Olympics in 2028, including three-time Super Bowl champion and Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
“I definitely want to,” Mahomes said of playing in the Olympics at a news conference in Frankfurt in 2023, according to Olympics.com.
“NFL football, American football, has taken to further parts, all the way across the world, with flag football coming to the Olympics. I think it’s really cool because football is a great game that has given me so much, and I want to make sure everyone gets the same experience that I got growing up.”
Dolphins star receiver Tyreek Hill, Buccaneers star receiver Mike Evans and Cowboys star linebacker Micah Parsons have also expressed interest in competing in flag football at the 2028 Olympics.
It will be interesting to see if the resolution is agreed to and who all suits up for the United States in 2028.