While the premise of the game remains the same, there are a lot of differences with the format. The game is five-on-five with no lineman and the field is 50 yards long.
Including Blount, quarterback Jacoby Brissett, outside linebacker Zaven Collins, and wide receiver Xavier Weaver got their starts by playing flag. [During his trip to South Korea](https://www.azcardinals.com/news/exploring-south-korea-and-heritage-kyler-murray-talks-super-bowl-hopes), quarterback Kyler Murray did not rule out the idea of playing for Korea.
McBride and Budda Baker have flag football experience [through the Pro Bowl](https://www.azcardinals.com/news/trey-mcbride-budda-baker-embark-to-orlando-for-pro-bowl).
"There are girls playing flag football and there's a whole new understanding of football in different countries," Baker said. "You see guys and teams going to different countries this year and playing football, so as long as that keeps going, that's great for us."
One of Blount's collegiate teammates, Sean Moore, is a wide receiver and rusher on the 2025 USA Men's Flag National Team roster. Through Moore, Blount has seen the growth of the sport.
"I have been talking about that with him a lot with his view on it, his skillset, and how he attacks that versus how I attack the NFL," Blount said. "There's definitely going to be some adjustments with the physicality and the elusiveness. You can bend more rules. I think within the three years prepping we'll have more understanding of how to play."
NFL athletes are elite, but they could find themselves at a disadvantage considering there are professional flag football players with more familiarity of the sport. Couple that together with the Olympics taking place just days before training camp, NFL players might opt out of the experience.
But as Blount looks across the locker room, he believes any of the skills players' game could translate on the biggest stage.
"We're the best of the best for a reason," Blount said. "It may take some learning and the edge that the flag football guys may have, but I think we can all do it with the right practice and the right timing."