Summer Games will be held from July 14 to 30, which means NFL players participating in flag football could miss the start of training camp. “There’s more work to be d

On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the latest with the NFL and flag football‘s inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.

The NFL is officially going global. A week after confirming dates for a record seven international games on its 2025 schedule, the league announced it voted to approve potential player participation in the 2028 Summer Olympics.

NFL owners approved a resolution Wednesday allowing players to try out for flag football teams in the 2028 Olympics. The owners’ vote, which came at the spring league meeting in Minneapolis, was 32-0.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is one step closer to getting his wish. In the past, Burrow has indicated that he might like to play flag football at the Olympics, provided that becomes a thing for the sport that is currently enjoying an explosion in popularity.

The NFL officially charted new waters this week, voting on Tuesday to approve player participation in the 2028 Olympics, which will feature flag football as an international competition for the first time.

No more than one player per NFL club would be permitted. Olympic rosters will be selected by the national committee for each country.

NFL players will be able to participate in flag football in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles if other procedural steps are completed.

Flag football is coming to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles – and NFL players can participate. NFL owners voted to permit players to play in flag football at the Los Angeles Games, during a vote at the spring league meeting.

NFL players could participate in the 2028 Summer Olympics after team owners approved their status to try out for flag football at league meetings in Minneapolis this week. But it won’t be the first time NFL athletes have seen the worldwide stage.

AFC wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1), of the Cincinnati Bengals, drops a pass next to NFC safety Xavier McKinney, of the Green Bay Packers, left, during the flag football event at the NFL Pro Bowl, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Orlando. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) AP

The city of Indianapolis will undoubtedly feel the aches and pains of losing Colts owner, Jim Irsay, who passed away on Wednesday in Los Angeles, California. He