LOS ANGELES, July 14 (Reuters) - Flag football will take center stage during the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, after organizers confirmed the sport's medal matches will be held in primetime slots in its ...

NFL players in the Olympics? It might be happening. At the spring meetings Tuesday, NFL owners unanimously approved allowing players to participate in flag football for the 2028 Summer Games in Los ...

Nearly eight years ago, sitting on a couch in a hotel room in California, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had the concept of Olympic flag football on the tip of his tongue and just couldn’t find it.

NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Flag football's inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Games is a chance to bring more girls into the sport, the NFL's head of flag football Stephanie Kwok told Reuters, as the ...

Olympic flag football is coming to the 2028 Summer Games, and NFL players will be a part of it. On Tuesday, ESPN reported that NFL owners unanimously agreed to allow their players to compete for their ...

If you’re drafting an all-star NFL flag football team for the 2028 Olympics, one Super Bowl-winning quarterback might already be off the board. Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes ...

Super Bowl champion and Olympic gold medalist? Some NFL players could be at the center of the Venn diagram in 2028. NFL team owners could vote next week at the league’s meetings on whether to allow ...

With flag football officially joining the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, excitement is mounting among fans and oddsmakers alike. The high-octane, non-contact version of America’s favorite sport ...

Darrell Doucette is the Diana Taurasi of U.S. Olympic flag football. Patrick Mahomes is Caitlin Clark. These comparisons are limited and, in the case of Taurasi, disrespectful at first blush, because ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee already has sprints, swim strokes and somersaults under its umbrella. Now, it's adding touchdowns. USA Football joins the likes of track and field, ...

The NFL took a historic step in May when its 32 owners voted unanimously to allow players to represent their countries in flag football when the sport makes its Olympic debut at Los Angeles 2028. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Blythe Lawrence is a longtime Olympic sports reporter. May 20, 2025, 07:23pm EDT Take a moment and imagine Patrick Mahomes playing ...