USA Football on the lookout for ideal flag football player, no matter the level or even the sport

DENVER (AP) — The basic flag-football player requirements are as follows: Swiveling hips for elusive jukes. Quick burst. Elite pass catching, throwing or defensive prowess. You know, pretty much those skills you see on display every week in NFL games. But it’s not all that will make a player a prime roster pick down the road […]

Tom Brady to play in Saudi flag football tournament alongside current, former NFL stars

DUBLIN (AP) — The NFL wants to expand its slate of international games to Asia, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Saturday without specifying any countries. Goodell’s comment at an event in Dublin could indicate the league is ready to stage a game in the Middle East and it comes a day after announcing that Rio de Janeiro will […]

NFL eyes Asia as next destination as it bolsters ties with Dublin

DUBLIN (AP) — The NFL wants to expand its slate of international games to Asia, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Saturday without specifying any countries. Goodell’s comment at an event in Dublin could indicate the league is ready to stage a game in the Middle East and it comes a day after announcing that Rio de Janeiro will […]

Great Britain Women’s Flag finish fifth at debut World Games

The Lions opened their World Games campaign with Group B wins over Italy and Japan, before losing to defending-champions Mexico. In the quarterfinals Great Britain faced the world number four Austria, losing 28-40 and moving into the placement games. A dramatic overtime win over Italy paved the way to the fifth-place playoff, in which Great […]

BUCS launches Regional Flag Football Series in partnership with BAFA and NFL UK

Flag Football will be introduced as a new British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) discipline with five regional competitions in 2025–26. The British American Football Association (BAFA) are pleased to announce that Flag Football will be added to the BUCS competition programme for the 2025-26 season. This discipline of American Football will operate as the […]

Patrick Mahomes rules himself out of representing the United States in flag football at the 2028 Olympic Games

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback has no intention of playing flag football as Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 despite recent NFL owners vote permitting players to participate Patrick Mahomes has ruled out playing flag football for the United States at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. NFL franchises recently approved a resolution that would allow […]

Two Las Vegas Valley natives to compete across the globe on US Women’s National Flag Football Team

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The popularity of flag football has skyrocketed in recent years across America, for both boys and girls. Las Vegas has become a national hot spot for the future Olympic sport, helping Nevada rank second among U.S. states in girl’s flag football participation. “As for examples of local trailblazers in the sport, […]

Flag football gets recommendation to join NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program

The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics made a recommendation Wednesday that Divisions I, II and III sponsor legislation to add flag football to the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women program.   With the committee’s vote, the recommendation will move through the NCAA governance structures. All three divisions will now have an opportunity to sponsor legislation to […]

The American Flag Football League Unveils Inaugural 2024 Team Uniforms

NEW YORK, February 26, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The American Flag Football League (AFFL) unveils the official uniforms for its inaugural 2024 season. The AFFL jerseys utilize cutting-edge technology and innovative materials that set new standards for elite athletic performance specifically constructed for flag football players. The new AFFL team uniforms will debut on the world’s most elite flag football […]

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