NFL owners approved a proposal that clears the way for players to participate in the flag football tournament at the 2028 Summer Olympics.
The owners voted to approve the proposal at a spring league meeting in Eagan, Minn.
The 2028 Summer Olympics will be held from July 14 to July 30, 2028. Under the terms of the resolution, all players under NFL contract would be allowed to participate in tryouts for flag football teams. The Olympic rosters will be selected by each countries’ national Olympic committees.
Just one player per NFL team would be allowed to participate on each national team. Each team’s designated international player also would be allowed to play for his home country.
**The league resolution also included the “purchase of league-wide insurance policies to provide injury protection for any player injured” while participating in flag football activities related to the Olympics. NFL teams would receive a salary cap credit if their player is injured.
