Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was also asked about the possibility of playing in the Olympics — Stafford would be 40 by then — and he joked that maybe he’d be better suited in a different role.
“Sure, but nobody’s going to want me to,” he said when it came to playing in the Olympics. “Sure, it would be fun. Or coach.”
NFL owners unanimously approved their players taking part in Olympic flag football during league meetings held in Minnesota earlier this month.
There will be plenty of options for the U.S. team when it comes to participants in 2028, and a number of players have already expressed interest in partaking.![Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs speaks to the media during the press conference interviews after the Kansas City Chiefs OTAs at The University of Kansas Health System Training Complex on May 29, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri.]()
Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was also asked about the possibility of playing in the Olympics — Stafford would be 40 by then — and he joked that maybe he’d be better suited in a different role.
“Sure, but nobody’s going to want me to,” he said when it came to playing in the Olympics. “Sure, it would be fun. Or coach.”
NFL owners unanimously approved their players taking part in Olympic flag football during league meetings held in Minnesota earlier this month.
There will be plenty of options for the U.S. team when it comes to participants in 2028, and a number of players have already expressed interest in partaking.
That’s an exciting opportunity,” Burrow said. “I’m not entirely sure how that would work out with training camp and all of our obligations here. That’s not my forte. But that’s something I would like to do for sure.”
Panthers rookie wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan called the idea of playing in the Olympics down the line “real dope.”
