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The United States men's national flag football team often referred to as Team USA represents the United States in men's international flag football competitions. The team is governed by USA Football. As of 2024, the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) ranks the United States men's team 1st worldwide. [2]
The 2028 Summer Olympics will introduce the sport of flag football for the first time. Two events, one for men and one for women, will be held. Flag football, a non-contact variant of American football in which players remove flags attached to the ball carrier instead of tackling them, was previously contested at the 2022 World Games and will be featured at the 2025 World Games.
The IFAF and the National Football League later backed a proposal to include flag football, a non-contact variation of the game, as a one-off event at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. [18] Flag football became a viable alternative for its limited contact, low costs, and due to it being playable by both men and women.
The 5-on-5 version of flag football got a tryout last summer at the World Games, an Olympic-modeled event for sports that aren't on the Olympic program. The United States won gold in the men's ...
Flag football will make its debut as an Olympic sport in Los Angeles in 2028, and numerous NFL players have expressed their desire to join Team USA.. Those who are currently on the United States ...
Several members of the United States Men’s Flag Football National team are among the core players for the American Flag Football League. Quarterback/rusher Velton Brown, wide receiver/defensive ...
An exception to these criteria however, applies to the Summer Olympic Games for the United States national flag football team, as NFL executive Peter O'Reilly stated on October 17, 2023 that the National Football League will work with the players' union on allowing current and former NFL players to participate for Team USA in Flag football at ...
Patrick Mahomes says he is up for playing flag football for the United States at the 2028 Summer Olympics. The International Olympic Committee added flag football to the program for the Los ...