
NFL players are officially set to compete for a gold medal as, at the league meetings this week in Eagan, Minn., owners approved a rule that will allow players to participate in the 2028 Olympic Games—which for the first time will include flag football as an official sport.
In the resolution's ground rules, it's spelled out that any player under an NFL contract is allowed to participate in tryouts and that a limit of one player per NFL team—as well as any team's designated international player—can play for their home country in the games.