Patrick Mahomes definitely wants to play flag football at 2028 Olympics
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 Angeles Games last month.The quarterback, whose scrambling and ad-lib abilities would translate well to the sport, was asked Friday at a news conference in Frankfurt if he would be interested in playing."I definitely want to," he said. "But Ive seen some of those guys play the flag football. Theyre a little faster than I am. I know theres not like linemen blocking for you. Ill be
Melky Cabrera Jersey 31, 32 years old. So if I can still move around then, Im going to try to get out there and throw the football around maybe in LA."ADVERTISEMENT Mahomes, who will be 32 when the Games begin, added: "Just dont tell coach (Andy) Reid or (general manager Brett) Veach."In flag football, "tackles" are made by pulling a flag off a belt worn by
Jason Hammel Jersey each player. It will be 5-on-5 played on a 50-yard field. There are no offensive and defensive linemen.At the World Games last year, the U.S. men won the gold medal, and the women lost to Mexico in the final.The has aggre sively promoted flag football both domestically and internationally to expand its fan base.The Chiefs will play the on Sunday (9:30 a.m. ET) at Deutsche Bank Park.Reporting by The A sociated Pre s. FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience National Football League Kansas City Chiefs Do you want more great stories delivered right to you? Here's how you can create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow your favorite leagues, teams and players and receive a personalized newsletter in your inbox daily.