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NFL stars playing Olympic flag football a great and terrible idea

Baker Mayfield, Minkah Fitzpatrick

Baker Mayfield (6) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the NFC runs the ball against Minkah Fitzpatrick (39) of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the AFC during the second half of the 2024 NFL Pro Bowl Games at Camping World Stadium on Feb. 4, 2024, in Orlando, Florida.

PITTSBURGH � Please do this before you form an opinion on NFL players playing flag football at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles (something NFL owners voted unanimously in favor of Tuesday): Go to YouTube and find last year’s world championship final between the United States and Austria, then decide if it’s a good idea to sic Lamar Jackson, Justin Jefferson, T.J. Watt and Tyreek Hill on these dudes.

The U.S. won, 51-23, even though its roster is not stocked with elite professional athletes. The Austrian squad looked like a pickup basketball team at your local YMCA, and not a particularly good one. They played defense like the Steelers in a playoff game.





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