Report: NFL to OK participation in flag football at Olympics

NFL team owners are expected to vote in favor of allowing players to compete in flag football at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, ESPN reported.

BY FIELD LEVEL MEDIA

May 20, 2025, 9:36 AM

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NFL team owners are expected to vote in favor of allowing players to compete in flag football at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics during Tuesday’s spring league meeting in Minneapolis, ESPN reported.

At least 24 of the 32 team owners need to approve the resolution.

Should that be the case, the league will then need to come to terms with the NFL Players Association as well as the International Olympic Committee.

ESPN sources: A vote to allow NFL players to participate in flag football for the first time during the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles is expected to pass at today’s league meeting in Minneapolis. Nothing is official yet, but as one source said about today’s vote, “Olympics… pic.twitter.com/SiV8ut3IyZ

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 20, 2025

Also on the table is the Green Bay Packers’ proposal to ban the “tush push” short-yardage play commonly used by the Philadelphia Eagles, as well as the Detroit Lions’ request to reseed playoff teams based on their regular-season record. ESPN, however, reported that those votes are not expected until Wednesday.

Should the flag football proposal be approved, it would permit no more than one player from each NFL team to participate. It also would allow a team’s designated international player to play for his home country.

The NFL proposal includes a few caveats that would protect teams in case of injuries, including providing salary cap credit for any players hurt while participating and establishing “certain minimum standards for medical staff and field surfaces.”

The 2028 Summer Games are scheduled to take place from July 14-30, 2028. NFL players generally are off during most of that period before the start of training camp.

–Field Level Media

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