IOC will consider adding flag football for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

NFL players Tyreek Hill (10), Tariq Woolen (27) and Za’Darius Smith participate in a flag football game during Pro Bowl activities earlier this year. The International Olympic Committee will consider adding the sport for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. (David Becker/AP)

First, Taylor Swift. Next, the Olympics.

The NFL’s ongoing push for worldwide exposure got another boost Monday when organizers for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics delivered a proposal to put flag football on the program when the Summer Games return to the United States for the first time in 32 years.