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Ex-NFL QB Robert Griffin III makes Team USA flag football team
Griffin joins 24-man Team USA camp aiming for the 12-man roster to compete at the IFAF World Championship and 2028 Olympics, with NFL easing player participation rules.
- On Thursday, March 26, former Cleveland Browns quarterback Robert Griffin III was named to the 24-man Team USA men's flag football training camp roster.
- Camp participants aim to secure a spot on the 12-man roster for the 2026 International Federation of American Football Flag Football World Championship in Düsseldorf, Germany.
- Griffin, who last played in the NFL for the Baltimore Ravens in 2020, has since transitioned to working as an analyst for ESPN and Fox Sports.
- Griffin faces a significant age factor, as he will be 38 years old by the time flag football debuts at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
- The International Olympic Committee's 2023 decision to include flag football sparked widespread interest, with NFL stars like Patrick Mahomes and Tyreek Hill expressing Olympic aspirations.
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Robert Griffin III Named To The USA's Men National Flag Football Team
There will be at least one former NFL quarterback on Team USA’s flag football team. Robert Griffin III, a former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL Pro Bowler, announced Thursday that he’s joining the United States’ national flag football team. “The work is just getting started,” he wrote on his Twitter/X account. “Excited to work with […]
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Ex-NFL QB Robert Griffin III makes Team USA flag football team
Former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III will try to upset the status quo in flag football after he was named to the 24-member Team USA Football men's national team on Thursday.
The U.S. American Football Association announced a 24-man roster on Thursday, 12 of which will be selected for this summer's World Flag Football Championship in Düsseldorf. The list also includes former NFL star Robert Griffin III.
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