When flag football makes its Olympic debut in 2028, Joe Burrow hopes to attend the event with two of his favorite targets from Louisiana State University.
Cast Please excuse my opinion (Courtesy of Pro Football Talk's Josh Alper) Burrow expressed enthusiasm about the possibility of playing with Ja'Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson in flag football.
“I would love to play on the Olympic flag football team,” Burrow said. “I think it would be really cool to see me, Jamal, Justin, me and my friends playing football.”
The International Olympic Committee voted in October to approve flag football as an Olympic sport starting with the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.
NFL executive Peter O'Reilly said that once flag football is selected as an Olympic sport, the NFL plans to work with the NFL Players Association to allow current and former players to participate.
While there will almost certainly be uncertainty for teams, especially when it comes to their starting quarterback, it hasn't stopped superstar players from the NBA or NHL from attending the Olympics.
Under official Olympic rules, flag football teams consist of 12 players, with five players from each team on the field at a time. Games are played in two 20-minute halves, with the clock running until the two-minute warning in each half.
Burrow, Chase and Jefferson were part of arguably the greatest college football team of all time. They led LSU to a 15-0 record and a national title in 2019. Burrow threw for 5,671 yards and 60 touchdowns and won the Heisman Trophy.
Chase led the Tigers in receiving yards (1,780) and receiving touchdowns (20). Jefferson led the team in receptions (111) and was second in receiving yards (1,540) and touchdowns (18).
Burrow and Chase continue their ties with the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals, where they led the team to back-to-back AFC Championship Games in 2021 and 2022 and an appearance in Super Bowl 56.
Jefferson has carved out his own path with the Minnesota Vikings, but has emerged as one of the best receivers in the league, with his 5,899 yards receiving being the most through a first four seasons in NFL history.
