Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray is open to playing against the United States in flag football as part of the 2028 Summer Olympics.
There will be a jam of quarterbacks ready to suit up for Team USA at the upcoming Olympics in Los Angeles, where flag football will be added to the spectacle as an official event.
And with Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen the favorites to represent the country’s first Olympic flag football team, Murray is hedging his bets in case U.S. representatives don’t come calling.
Murray, who is a quarter Korean, insists he is open to representing South Korea on the world stage if asked in 2028.
Exactly how many teams will qualify and how the process to form a list works varies by country.
Kyler Murray has expressed interest in playing for South Korea in flag football at the Olympics.
Murray is a fourth Korean, making him eligible to represent the country at the Games.
Murray has spoken in the past about the possibility of playing for South Korea in the 2028 Olympics.
“It would be an amazing experience if they asked me to do it,” he told AMAZON HEADQUARTERS. “I’d have to keep that in mind… I think it would be a great experience.”
The US national flag football team has won five consecutive world championships, although some members of the current group of players believe it is unfair for NFL stars to jump the line when they have never played their style of football professionally. .
“I feel like I’m better than Patrick Mahomes because of my game IQ,” football quarterback Darrell Doucette said. via TMZ.
“We’re fans of these guys and, like I said, we love the fact that they want to go out and win the gold medal and represent the country, just like we do. But we don’t want them to forget us because we’re the ones who helped make this game.” get to where you are.”
It’s hard to deny that there would be more interest in the sport at the Olympics if a big-name NFL player were running an offense, although it appears it won’t be Murray.