Dallas Cowboys pass rusher Micah Parsons is among the NFL stars who have expressed interest in playing for the United States flag football team when the Olympics come to Los Angeles.
As the Paris Games concluded Sunday night, Parsons said he wanted to take a break from football after the 2027 season to focus on the 2028 Olympics.
“After 2027 I will take a break from football to prepare for the Olympics!” he wrote on X.
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Micah Parsons of the Dallas Cowboys before a preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on August 11, 2024, in Inglewood, California. (Ronald Martínez/Getty Images)
She added: “I need to find a way to participate in the 2028 Olympics! What events do you think I can do? I need ideas!”
It is unclear whether NFL players will be allowed to compete for Team USA at the Olympics.
The U.S. Soccer Federation announced the rosters for its men's and women's national teams for the IFAF Flag Football World Championship, which begins Aug. 27 in Finland. The U.S. is in Group A in both the men's and women's competitions. There were no NFL players on the roster.
NFL stars Patrick Mahomes, Kyle Juszczyk and Joe Burrow have all expressed interest in competing in the Olympics.
Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons walks on the field during training camp at River Ridge Playing Fields on July 25, 2024, in Oxnard, California. (Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
“I want to play flag football in 2028,” Juszczyk told Fox News Digital in an interview last month. “And whoever is in charge of that selection committee, please go watch my 2022 Pro Bowl highlights video. That's my resume for the Olympics. Hopefully, I can find a way to get in there.”
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Burrow made his statement in an interview on Barstool Sports' “Pardon My Take.”
“I really want to play on the Olympic flag football team. Like me, Ja'marr (Chase), Justin (Jefferson)… Me and my friends playing football. I think that would be really cool.”
Almost a year ago, Mahomes said the same thing.
“American football, the NFL, has expanded to other places around the world, and flag football has made it to the Olympics. I think it's great because American football is a great sport that has given me a lot and I want to make sure that everyone has the same experience that I had growing up,” Mahomes said at a news conference in November, according to the Olympics website.
Tom Cruise helps carry the Olympic flag from Paris to the 2028 host city of Los Angeles during the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics on August 11, 2024. (Lu Lin/Chinasports/VCG via Getty Images)
“I definitely want to do it, but I've seen some of those guys play flag football and they're a little faster than me,” he said. “I know there's no linemen that will block for you. I'll be 31, 32, so if I can still move by then, I'll try to go out and throw the ball maybe in L.A. But don't tell Coach Reid or [general manager Brett] “Beach or anywhere.”
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in October that the league was “committed to working together to strengthen flag football's place in the Olympic movement for the long term, and we look forward to continuing this exciting journey with IFAF, the LA28 Organizing Committee, the International Olympic Committee and USA Football.”
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