2028 Olympics Flag Football

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I’m sure most are already tracking this. I had heard about it and was reminded by this article on ESPN.

Kind of hope it gets approved. My guess is Gibbs (Sonic) would excel at this. I believe he played in the Pro Bowl Flag Football event and crushed it.

Looks like it’s 5 on 5 for the Olympics.

Apparent rules…

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Kind of surprised any NFL fan would want NFL player participation approved not to mention owners.

Way WAY to much money involved in players today to have active players participate. It would only be a matter of when, not if, a NFL player blows an acl or something and misses the full NFL year.

I really don’t care about it becoming an olympic sport but please don’t let the players play until they are retired.

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No NFL players will be involved in this. Its just like the 3 on 3 basketball teams.

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I hope you are right, but it is yet tbd.

The resolution establishes rules and a basic structure for how the NFL hopes to see the process work, subject to negotiations with the NFL Players Association and Olympics-related entities. They include:

  • Permission for any player under NFL contract to participate in tryouts
  • A limit of one player per NFL team on each national team participating
  • Allowing, in addition, a team’s designated international player to play for his home country
  • A purchase of leaguewide insurance policies to provide injury protection for any player injured while participating in an authorized flag football activity related to the Olympics
  • A salary cap credit for any player who is injured
  • An expectation that Olympic flag football teams will establish medical staffs and field surfaces that comply with NFL minimum standards
  • A schedule that “does not unreasonably conflict with an NFL player’s league and club commitments.”
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Just take out a fat insurance policy in case of injury

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Is it a girls category?

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They should have “fastest sandwich maker” in the Olympics.

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A man would probably win that, too.

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Be more entertaining than several actual olympic events.

Speed walking is an event. Speed walking. Lol.

Sassy Speed Walking GIF by Big Brother Naija

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Why? A Texas high school could probably beat any other country’s team

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Good point. Most of the world doesn’t even play football. Well they play football, and they call it football but it aint football.

World Cup Football GIF

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risk of injuries?

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This has passed.

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Hell to the no. With our injury luck???

Run Away GIF

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