Tyreek Hill

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports NFL players are expected to be allowed to participate in flag football during the 2028 Olympic games in Los Angeles.

NFL owners are voting on the matter today in Minnesota. A source told Schefter the matter is widely expected to have approval from NFL ownership ahead of the first Olympic games with flag football as a sport. Pro Bowl players have participated in flag football games in recent years as part of the reimagined Pro Bowl format. Many players have enthusiastically embraced flag football, including Tyreek Hill, who has said he would be interested in joining the U.S. flag football Olympic squad in LA. “You know how amazing it would be to assemble a super team to play in the Olympics,” he said during a podcast in 2023. The NFL, meanwhile, has made efforts to promote flag football over the past five years.