Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was asked about his interest in playing flag football in the next Summer ...

“Those guys play flag football every day. They know the rules, they know the ins and outs of everything. So, it’ll be tough to, just to say this is just going to be all NFL players.

With flag football set to make its debut in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, plenty of NFL players want in. A surprising few, including Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, want out.

The NFL Pro Bowl has been a 7-on-7 flag football game since 2023. The game offers a very different vision of football—one that stakeholders increasingly agree is necessary to grow the sport.

Now 35, he has played flag — never tackle — since he was 8 years old. He stands 5-foot-7 and 140 pounds, but as he once said, flag football makes quarterback a “size-less position.” ...

"Go around," Bae advised. It will be confusing in early games, particularly until everyone adjusts. There will be four ...

A quick rules overview: Olympic flag football will be played five-on-five on a 70-by-25-yard field with two 20-minute halves. There are no linemen, and jumping and diving as the ball carrier is ...

For starters, the Pro Bowl (effectively the NFL’s take on the all-star game) will become a flag football game that will air on ESPN and ABC on Feb. 5, 2023.

Flag football was conceived by U.S. soldiers during World War II for recreation. It’s a no- or low-contact game with the ballcarrier downed by pulling flags from a belt rather than tackling or ...