U.S.A. Football Plans To Mix NFL And Flag Players For 2028 Olympics

U.S.A. Football offered insight into how they plan to assemble the men’s flag football team for the 2028 Summer Olympics...

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“For the Olympics in 2028, the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) must approve our process,” Hallenbeck said. “USA Football is currently building the selection procedures for 2028 — a process that would involve select NFL players as well as the best of the elite flag players, like what all saw on display in Los Angeles on Saturday.”

“We’re working to develop opportunities throughout 2027 for NFL players to have the chance to immerse themselves in the flag discipline, so they better understand the strategy, rules, nuance and skillset required for international flag football,” Hallenbeck said.

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(The Spun)