Parsons, Hill interested in playing flag football at 2028 Olympics

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons and Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill want to play on the U.S. flag football team at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

"I'm going on the U.S. Team," Parsons said on "The Edge with Micah Parsons" podcast. "I'm gonna go win an Olympic gold medal because I can't do it in track and I can't do it in anything else, but I know I can play some flag football. I think I might be playing offense for the guys."

On Monday, the International Olympic Committee approved flag football as one of five new sports to be played at the 2028 Summer Games, along with cricket, baseball/softball, lacrosse, and squash.

"Me and Tyreek gonna start it off, and it's just gonna be like that," Parsons added. "All of our guys should be on that team. We need Justin Jefferson out there, we need Ja'Marr Chase, CeeDee Lamb. ... We should run through everybody just like we do in wrestling and everything else."

Hill expressed interest in suiting up for Team USA at the Olympics on his podcast, "It Needed To Be Said."

"You know how amazing it would be to assemble a super team to play in the Olympics, man? Just to compete for a (medal), that'd be crazy," Hill said.

"I grew up a fan of the Dream Team. I watched the documentary on LeBron (James) and them probably twice a month. I just love to see the competitive drive with those guys. ... Just being able to say, 'Hey man, I was able to play on the Olympic level and compete for a medal for the U.S.' would be special."

Hill said it'd be "dope if other NFL players would buy into that."

Former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers star tight end Rob Gronkowski also recently expressed interest in participating, according to TMZ Sports.

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