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Cincinnati Bengals Star recipient Ja’Marr Chase is not fully sold on the idea of competing in the Olympics when the US hosts the summer play in 2028.
In a talk with journalists Tuesday after the first day of organized team activities (OTAS), Chase expressed hesitation in competing in Los Angeles BEERadds that he needs more information about how it will all play out before making a decision.
Cincinnati Bengal’s wide receiver Ja’marr Chase (1) catches a passport under Cincinnati Bengals practice in Cincinnati on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (IMagn)
“I don’t know,” said Chase via Sports illustrated. “I want to hear more information about it. I want to know the timing for us, out of season, in the season. I want to know if we get paid. I want to know where we travel every other week or every day, like all that plays a role because we have a season we have a life. How long would it be? I don’t know.
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“There are a lot of questions for that. I think it’s pretty cool, but I’m not really 100% on it yet.”
Flag football is debuting on the summer matches when the Olympics return to LA for the first time since 1984. NFL players will now have a chance to earn a gold medal while representing their country – a goal that many professionals have long hoped for a day to achieve.
Just last week, NFL owners voted unanimously to approve a proposal that allows players in the league the opportunity to participate – a step Advertised NHL It did just last year.
Cincinnati Bengal’s wide receiver Ja’marr Chase (1) runs with the ball against Cleveland Browns in the second half at Paycor Stadium on December 22, 2024. (Katie Stratman-Preferred Pictures)
Team USA Flag Football Star Wants Opportunity to Make Olympic Team In the middle of NFL participation
While most NFL players have expressed enthusiasm for the chance to compete, underlying tensions from the flag football community have risen.
Darrell Doucette III, already on the American men’s national team as the team’s quarterback when the team sat on top of the world’s flag football dring last year, came headlines in August when he claimed he was better than Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes – with regard to flag football, specifically.
He said at the time that his hope is that NFL players will have to try a place to compete – just like the current flag football players have had to do.
Cincinnati Bengal’s wide receiver Ja’marr Chase (1) Runs a route under Cincinnati Bengals practice in Cincinnati on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (IMagn)
“This is a sport we’ve been playing for a long time and we feel we’re the best at it and we don’t need other guys,” he said Washington Post In a recent conversation. “But we all have a goal in mind, and that is to represent our country. We are definitely open to all competition. If these guys come in and ball out and they are better than us, they were hating them. Go with the gold medal for our country.”
