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Owners Vote to Allow NFL Players to Participate in Flag Football Competition at 2028 LA Olympics

  • NFL owners voted in May 2025 to permit players to compete in the flag football event at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.
  • The vote follows efforts to expand flag football globally and address logistical challenges like limiting participation to one player per NFL team.
  • Flag football will feature six men's teams with 10-player rosters playing five-on-five, and notable NFL stars expressed enthusiasm about competing.
  • NFL commissioner Roger Goodell expressed that participating in the Olympics is a prestigious opportunity for athletes, highlighting the widespread enthusiasm among players about competing internationally.
  • The vote enables the NFL to collaborate with international and Olympic bodies to ensure player safety and promote flag football’s growth worldwide at the Games.
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NFL stars playing Olympic flag football? It’s a great and terrible idea

Combine the competitive imbalance with the obvious injury risk, and it’s hard to see where the NFL would look good here. But there is an opportunity to grow the game.

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Sportsnet broke the news in Canada on Thursday, May 15, 2025.
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