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The NFL wants flag football in the Olympics...

NFL behind push to make flag football an Olympic sportIntramural teams around the country, you’d better start training! The NFL has just joined the effort to get flag football officially recognized as an Olympic sport for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles....

How flag football is supposed to help the NFL growThe NFL has been trying to expand its appeal overseas for decades. They’ve had several games hosted in London. They’re set to have a game in Germany next season. A few years ago, they even partnered with Pro Football Focus, a football data analytics company that was founded in the UK. Still, they ha...

“If parents feel like the only option is tackle [football], then there’s a danger that a whole generation of kids may never be introduced to the game,” says Drew Brees, who co-founded a national youth flag football league. Here’s an interesting look at the rise of flag football, and the attention an...

Kirk Cousins Shoves Volunteer Official At Charity Flag Football Game [Update]

We’ve illustrated Kirk Cousins’s legendary competitiveness a few times, but the Washington QB may have taken it a bit far today at a charity flag football game when he got very angry and shoved a volunteer official....

FSU's Flag Football Sorority Phenom Now Has A Highlight Reel

The world of Florida State flag football was turned upside-down by Delta Gamma’s Michelle Roque last year, and the sorority sister came back for more this season. Roque’s 2015 montage has dazzling jukes, impressive scrambling abilities, and a few other miscellaneous highlights. Does it also feature ...

FSU Sorority Girl Burns Everyone On Flag Football Touchdown

Delta Gamma's Michelle Roque channeled her inner LaDainian Tomlinson and toasted four defenders in a flag football game at Florida State. As a former flag football ref (for one semester), I can determine she did not use her hands to prevent any defender from grabbing one of her flags, so her moves a...

Youth Flag Football Admin Claims Commish Spent League Fees On "Pussy"

Below you'll find an email from one of the administrators of an Atlanta-area youth flag football league sponsored by the NFL. Sent to a number of league parents, it contains a whole host of bizarre accusations against the commissioner. One of those parents shared it with us. Now we share it with you...