More than 200 NFL players are interested in competing in flag football at the 2028 Olympics, a league executive said on Thursday, as the non-contact sport gears up for its Games debut in Los Angeles. In May 2025, NFL teams voted in favor of a resolution allowing their players to compete in flag football at the 2028 Olympics. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said earlier this year that he had always wanted to play at the Olympics and win a gold medal, while Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said he will leave flag football to the “younger guys.” In March, the U.S. flag football team crushed two squads stacked with NFL players at the inaugural Flag Football Classic, showing that flag football and tackle football require different skill sets.
More information on the potential involvement of NFL players at the Olympics will come at the end of the 2026-27 season, Flinn said, noting that the process will be run by national flag football federations. Flag football has been on the rise in the U.S. since it was announced as an Olympic sport in 2023, and Flinn said the recent world championships held in Germany were a “wonderful indicator” of the momentum the non-contact sport is gaining.
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