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NFL reportedly set to allow players to participate in flag football at 2028 Olympics
"It seems there's a very good chance that we see NFL players — in what's going to be training camp — playing flag football in the Olympics."
The NFL and the Olympics: Flag football will make its Olympic debut at the Los Angeles Summer Games in 2028, and the NFL is set to move one step closer to allowing its players to participate in the international competition.
According to multiple reports, including both ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, league owners are poised to vote on Tuesday in favor of allowing league players to participate in the sport’s Olympic debut.
“It like there’s momentum toward getting this thing done, getting NFL players to participate in the Olympics, playing flag football,” Rapoport said. “I cannot believe these are real sentences that we are saying, but this is really where we are, and this is the general feeling from the league.”
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The details still need to be worked out, but in general terms, it’s expected that at a basic level:
- One player per NFL team on each national team
- One additional designated international player to feature for home country
On top of that, other rules are expected to be implemented regarding player safety (with medical staff requirements and injury insurance policies). As Rapoport pointed out, other issues will have to be contemplated and ruled upon regarding involvement and what exactly happens should a player get hurt.
“There are for sure questions, but based on the kind feel that I’m getting based on talking to people involved in this, it seems there’s a very good chance that we see NFL players — in what’s going to be training camp — playing flag football in the Olympics.”
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The Los Angeles Summer Games are set to open on July 14, 2028, running until July 30.
Trivia: Who are the only athletes to have ever won both a Super Bowl ring and an Olympic gold medal?
(Answer at the bottom).
Hint: He won the Super Bowl with the Cowboys, and won his two golds at the 1964 Tokyo Games.
Scores and schedules:
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Tonight, the Revolution face the Chicago Fire at Anderson Stadium in Providence in the U.S. Open Cup at 7:30 p.m.
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On this day: In 2008, the Celtics defeated the Pistons 88-79 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Kevin Garnett led Boston with 26 points, while Paul Pierce notched 22. Rajon Rondo contributed 11 points with seven assists and five steals.
Daily highlight: Leo Farley made a perfect full-extension catch at the back of the end zone to help Lewis & Clark College win its first ever ultimate frisbee Division-III National Championship over Middlebury. The game was close, but Lewis & Clark emerged victorious 15-14.
Trivia answer: Bob Hayes
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