20-05-2025
Which Dallas Cowboy would represent Team USA at the 2028 Summer Olympics?
Which Dallas Cowboy would represent Team USA at the 2028 Summer Olympics? NFL owners to discuss resolution that may allow one player per NFL club to try out for the 2028 Olympic flag football team.
After 2027 ima take a break from football to prepare for the Olympics ! — Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) August 12, 2024
At the Spring League Meetings this week, NFL owners will discuss a resolution that could open the door for NFL players to compete in flag football at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
If passed, Resolution MC-1 and G-4 would authorize the NFL's Management Council to negotiate the terms for participation — including injury protection, insurance, medical standards, and scheduling — and allow one player per team (plus each club's designated International Player) to try out for Olympic flag football.
Whispers of this possibility have been floating for years, growing louder when the NFL made flag football a central part of the Pro Bowl Games. And now, it looks like things are getting real.
Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has already been named on multiple fan and media-created wish lists as an ideal candidate for Team USA. When asked about it last summer, he kept it humble saying, 'I'd rather have the Lombardi, but I'm OK with the gold medal.'
Lamb's elite route-running, burst, and evasiveness are tailor-made for a non-contact format where getting open is everything.
But if there's room for only one Cowboy, Micah Parsons might have something to say.
Back in August, Parsons tweeted, 'I need to find a way to get in the Olympics by 2028.' Moments later, he followed up with: 'I'm taking a break after 2027 to prep for the Olympics.'
Was he joking? Maybe. But if there's a competitive stage, Micah wants in. And if flag football becomes a real shot at Olympic gold, you better believe he'll be in the mix.
Of course, not everyone's excited. Some long-time flag football athletes, many of whom have spent years building the sport internationally, aren't thrilled at the idea of NFL stars swooping in and taking roster spots. But let's be honest: when other sports like basketball tried to go 'purist' without their top pros, the results were… let's say underwhelming.
The Olympics are about showcasing the best. And whether it's tackle or flag, America breeds athletes built for this game. The NFL knows it. The IOC knows it. And every exec riding the wave of global expansion knows it too.
So no, this move isn't about fairness. It's about dominance, diplomacy, and dollars.
And if Team USA ever falls short in flag football, it won't be because the decision-makers, with all that's at stake, played it safe and left the stars at home. This is a question of "how," not "if."
America invented football. The rest of the world might love it now, but in 2028, we plan to own it.
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