Bills quarterback Josh Allen hopes to be Team USA’s quarterback in flag football in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
“Being a U.S. Olympic gold medalist is a dream that I’ve always had,” Allen told NBC, “and I’ve never had the chance to accomplish it.”
Allen said that if he’s given the opportunity to quarterback the American team when flag football makes its Olympic debut, he’ll gladly accept.
“I would sign up tomorrow to be on the team,” Allen said. “I’ve always dreamed of competing for my country and being able to wear my own gold medal, but we’ll see how it works.”
However, it’s unclear who will be on that team in two years. When the flag football players easily beat the NFL players at the Fanatics Flag Football Classic in March, it raised questions about whether NFL players will be able to adjust to a different style of football.
“I don’t know if they’d want me,” Allen said. “I don’t know the ins-and-outs really of flag football. I watched that deal, maybe a couple months ago, and it was a much different game than I thought it would be. But I do think that if there is a potential space, I would love to do it.”
