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Joe Burrow Wants to Play Olympic Flag Football with Ja'Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson

Adam Wells

When flag football makes its Olympic debut in 2028, Joe Burrow hopes to take part in the event with his two favorite targets from LSU.

Appearing on Pardon My Take (h/t Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk), Burrow expressed enthusiasm about potentially playing with Ja'Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson in flag football.

"I really want to play for the Olympic flag football team," Burrow said. "Like Me, Ja'marr, Justin, Me and my friends out there playing football. . . . I think it'd be really cool."

The International Olympic Committee voted in October to approve flag football as an Olympic sport starting with the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

NFL executive Peter O'Reilly said after flag football was voted into the Olympics that the league will work with the NFL Players Association to allow current and former players to participate.

Teams will almost certainly have trepidation about it, especially as it pertains to their starting quarterback, but that hasn't stopped superstar players in the NBA and NHL from participating in the Olympics.

Per the official Olympic rules, flag football teams have 12 players with five players from each team on the field at the same time. Matches consist of two 20-minute halves with a running clock until the two-minute warning in each half.

Burrow, Chase and Jefferson were part of arguably the greatest college football team ever. They led LSU to a 15-0 record and a national title in 2019. Burrow won the Heisman Trophy, throwing for 5,671 yards and 60 touchdowns.

Chase led the Tigers in receiving yards (1,780) and receiving touchdowns (20). Jefferson led the team in receptions (111) while finishing second in yards (1,540) and touchdowns (18).

Burrow and Chase have continued their connection in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals. They led the team to back-to-back AFC Championship Games in 2021 and 2022 and an appearance in Super Bowl 56.

Jefferson has gone his own way with the Minnesota Vikings, but he's turned into arguably the best receiver in the league. His 5,899 receiving yards are the most by any player in NFL history through their first four seasons.

   

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