Really? Olympic Flag Football
NFL fans may come one step closer on Tuesday to being able to watch Patrick Mahomes play Olympic flag football in three years.
Team owners are expected to vote in favor of allowing players to compete in flag football at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics during Tuesday's spring league meeting in Minneapolis, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
One source told Schefter about the vote, "Olympics should be easy."
ESPN's Stephen Holder and Kevin Seifert reported Tuesday morning that "many of the final details remain a long way off and are yet to be negotiated between the NFL."
Any change to NFL rules must receive approval from at least 24 out of 32 owners before it can be implemented.
Holder and Seifert described injury protection as the "biggest obstacle" to finalizing an agreement, and noted that the vote passing on Tuesday does not mean the rule is automatically put into place.
The vote's approval will instead allow the NFL to continue working on an agreement between the league, NFLPA and International Olympic Committee, per Holder and Seifert.
The league announced last Thursday that owners would consider allowing flag football participation ahead of the Los Angeles Games.
The resolution being considered by owners states that allowing NFLers to compete in flag football will help with "increasing fan and public interest in flag football" as well as "expanding the global reach of the NFL."
The proposal states that only one NFL player from each roster will be able to participate, in addition to designated international players who could represent their home countries.
The resolution also proposes offering salary cap relief to teams whose players are injured in competition, and requires that Olympic flag football teams meet league-approved standards for both "medical staff and field surfaces."
Mahomes said after flag football was first officially added to the Los Angeles Olympics program in November 2023 that he would "definitely want to" play for the team.
Other NFL players including the Miami Dolphins' Tyreek Hill and Minnesota Vikings' Aaron Jones have expressed interest in representing Team USA.
Six nations will compete in flag football during the sport's Olympic debut. Each team will have ten players, five of which will be on the field at a time.
USA Football announced its 2024 roster, which does not include NFL players, on Monday ahead of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Flag Football World Championship in Finland this August. The men's team is led by Darrell “Housh” Doucette, the quarterback who led Team USA to gold at the 2022 World Games.
Bleacher Report
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
It's funny when the USA has some popularity in a sport... sand volley ball, golf, break dancing it later becomes an Olympic sport. STUPID!!
Yesterday I hit the guide to see what was on the NFLN and it was Women's flag football.. Again STUPID.
Pandering annoys me
Still Hurtn wrote:
It's funny when the USA has some popularity in a sport... sand volley ball, golf, break dancing it later becomes an Olympic sport. STUPID!!Yesterday I hit the guide to see what was on the NFLN and it was Women's flag football.. Again STUPID.
Pandering annoys me
It's really about the host Country. They get to decide on addition of a few sports. In LA, they will add Flag Football, Lacrosse, Squash and Cricket in as sports. They will also add Softball / Baseball back in which often gets dropped by countries with no presence (like it did in Paris, 2024). It's not just the US that does this kind of stuff...how competitive do you think the US is in all the different variants of Ping Pong? (Singles, Doubles, Mixed).
Lmao who wants to watch their favorite players risk injury of any type playing in a faux football game? Certainly not me..
I'm surprised it's male. Flag football has really taken off in Colorado High School sports, but its girls.
Zero interest in this. The Olympics have some ** cough ** interesting 'sports' now....
#Vikings WR Justin Jefferson says he “definitely” would look forward to getting the opportunity of playing for team USA, but he wants to see how his body feels when that time comes around.
— VikingzFanPage (@vikingzfanpage) May 20, 2025
(@emleiker)pic.twitter.com/jfJJwSFulH
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here”
Shakespeare
StickierBuns wrote:
Zero interest in this. The Olympics have some ** cough ** interesting 'sports' now....
Each host city gets to choose a sport(s) to nominate. Break dancing to my knowledge isn't ever happening again after Australia's performance. It doesn't mean it'll stick. Beach volleyball for instance was a nominated in Barcelona in 1992 and stuck.
AGRforever wrote:
Each host city gets to choose a sport(s) to nominate. Break dancing to my knowledge isn't ever happening again after Australia's performance. It doesn't mean it'll stick. Beach volleyball for instance was a nominated in Barcelona in 1992 and stuck.
Lol, wonder why that one stuck?
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
I'll start watching the Olympics again when they start playing combat badmitton...
Even young boys play tackle football! Flag football for men? I'll watch paint dry first!
purplefaithful wrote:
Lol, wonder why that one stuck?
That is one of the better reasons!!! Those gals are crazy fit to be able to run in that sand and play like they do. It is very much a sport.
purplefaithful wrote:
Lol, wonder why that one stuck?
I have an idea the WNBA could use to further enhance ratings…
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here”
Shakespeare
AGRforever wrote:
That is one of the better reasons!!! Those gals are crazy fit to be able to run in that sand and play like they do. It is very much a sport.
I don't think people fully grasp just how difficult that is. About 20 years ago, I played in a 2-man, coed sand tournament with my girlfriend's little sister, who played in high school. We won the whole thing. But I literally puked twice.
StickierBuns wrote:
I laughed, but its true. Guys will tune into anything if ass is on the screen. Its the only reason beach volleyball has made it.
Lol.
Honestly, Clark is phenomenal. I watched a couple games last year.
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here”
Shakespeare
JustInTime wrote:
I have an idea the WNBA could use to further enhance ratings…
I laughed, but its true. Guys will tune into anything if ass is on the screen. Its the only reason beach volleyball has made it.
MaroonBells wrote:
I'm surprised it's male. Flag football has really taken off in Colorado High School sports, but its girls.
There will be men’s and women's teams.
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here”
Shakespeare
Edit Post (mod action — author will see a notice)
Warn Poster
Suspend User (3 days)
The user will be suspended for 3 days and will receive an email with the reason and information about how to appeal.