Several active NFL players have publicly expressed a desire to play in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. That will mark the first time in which flag football will be played as an Olympic event. 
The NFL will allow active players to compete in the Los Angeles games, although there a number of logistical issues still to be worked out on that front. There is also the question of whether or not professionals would be better equipped for success than full-time flag players given the differences which exist in the two versions of the games. At least one ex-NFL player will receive a look in advance of the Olympics.
Robert Griffin III is on Team USA’s 24-man national flag football roster. The former Heisman winner will thus take part in a training camp which will be staged before a 12-man team will be selected for this year’s IFAF Flag Football World Championship. That event will take place in August.
The recent Fanatics Flag Football Classic brought renewed attention to the matter of NFL players potentially taking the place of long-time flag veterans. Questions about that were raised when Team USA handily won the event, however, beating out two teams largely comprised of active and recently retired NFL players along the way. Griffin did not participate in the event, but he will look to acclimate himself to the flag game in short order.
The 36-year-old last played in 2020. Since then, Griffin has shown interest on multiple occasions, attempting to return to an NFL roster as recently as 2023. A resumption of his career would certainly come as a surprise at this point for the Fox Sports analyst, but flag football could present a unique opportunity.
Expanding the reach of flag football has long been a major NFL priority, and funding was recently approved for the launch of a professional league. Having active (or at least former) NFL players taking part in the Olympics would be welcomed on the league’s part, and it will be interesting to see if more opportunities arise for players in a position similar to Griffin’s.
It would be so cool if he did a Rivers comeback but he never was a great passer and his mobility is shot since his knees have to be the consistency of cheese right now
Google: Robert Edwards was the New England Patriots running back who suffered a devastating knee injury during a rookie flag football game on Waikiki Beach during the 1999 Pro Bowl week in Hawaii.
There’s a reason contracts have injury clauses for being injured outside of the NFL.
Some way some how, Tom Brady will end up on this team as the QB
Should go to someone who actually has a shot of making the roster