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"I know there aren't linemen blocking for you.
I'll be 31, 32 years old, so if I can still move around, I'm
going to try to get out there and throw the football around in
LA.
"Just don't tell coach (Andy) Reid or (general manager Brett)
Veach or anybody," the two-time Super Bowl champion said with a
laugh.
Flag football looks similar to tackle football, with passing and
receiving, but requires little protective equipment, with play
stopping when a defender pulls a cloth flag from the waist of an
opponent.
With the backing of the NFL it was among five sports added to
the program for the 2028 Games alongside cricket, lacrosse,
squash and baseball-softball.
NFL executives have said the league will would work with the NFL
Players Association and all 32 clubs to clear a pathway for the
stars of the gridiron to have a chance to compete in the Games.
The Olympic stage could be a boon to the NFL, which is working
to expand its global footprint.
Flag football's governing body, the International Federation of
American Football, has the final say over who makes the cut to
play for their country.
(Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by Jamie
Freed)
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