Will NFL players appear in Olympic flag football? Owners OK proposal

(NEXSTAR) -- We're still a few years away from the 2028 Olympics, which will take place in Los Angeles, but a monumental proposal regarding which athletes can participate has been approved.

Among the five sports coming to the Summer Olympics for the first time is flag football.

While it seems like a sport the U.S. could dominate in, given the prominent pro football scene, there was no immediate clarity on whether NFL players could participate when the February 2024 announcement was made.