NFL players could participate in the 2028 Summer Olympics after team owners approved their status to try out for flag football at league meetings in Minneapolis this week. But it won’t be the first time NFL athletes have seen the worldwide stage.

Flag football is coming to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles – and NFL players can participate. NFL owners voted to permit players to play in flag football at the Los Angeles Games, during a vote at the spring league meeting.

The organizers of the Los Angeles Olympics remain optimistic that MLB will find a way to join the NFL in sending the world’s best athletes in their respective sports to the 2028 Games.

The NFL's owners have approved a proposal that would allow its players to participate in flag football at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. It's the first time football will be on the grandest stage in sports,