Owners to discuss resolution to allow NFL players to participate in flag football at 2028 Olympics

The NFL has heard the calls to involve its stars in the upcoming Olympic debut of flag football.

NFL owners will discuss a resolution at next week’s Spring League Meeting that would allow NFL players to participate in flag football during the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, the league announced on Thursday.

The resolution would permit no more than one player from each team to participate in the 2028 Olympics, plus each team’s designated international player, clearing the way for NFL participation on clubs outside of the United States.

“The membership believes that participation by NFL players in flag football during the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California will support such growth and advance several league interests, including increasing fan and public interest in flag football, expanding the global reach of the NFL,” the resolution stated.

Since flag football was announced as an official sport in the 2028 Olympics, fans far and wide have pleaded for the NFL to allow its stars to participate in the games.

The league was already a few steps ahead of this process when in 2023 it evolved the Pro Bowl into the Pro Bowl Games, which included the marquee flag football event on Sunday.

Now, it appears they’re moving closer to making this a reality. The NFL can effectively compile a dream team of pro players for Team USA (and beyond), but not without guardrails.

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