Fans React to NFL Approving 2028 Olympic Play, Suggest Who Should Be on the Flag Football Dream Team

The NFL has announced that its players can play in the Olympics, and fans are already getting their dream teams prepared.

ESPN reports that at a league meeting today (May 20) in Minneapolis, NFL owners unanimously voted in favor of a proposal for players to be able to participate in flag football at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

"It's an incredible honor for any athlete to represent their country in the Olympics, which is the pinnacle of global sport," said NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in a statement. "I know firsthand that the inclusion of flag football in the Olympics has sparked a tremendous amount of excitement among NFL players interested in the chance to compete for their country on the world stage. We are thrilled that they will now have that chance."

In another statement, NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell Jr. explained that NFL players really wanted to compete.

"Players have expressed to us a great desire for the honor of competing in the Olympics, and we're excited that our members will be able to represent their country on the highest international stage," said Howell Jr. "We look forward to working with the league, IFAF, and Olympic authorities on the terms of their participation to ensure players who compete will do so with protections to their health, safety and job."

NFL players aren’t the only ones excited about their inclusion in the Olympics. Fans everywhere have hopped on social media to start naming players they think should be on the field and who shouldn’t.

Check out some reactions from the news below.