Matt Eberflus offers vote of support for IOC adding Olympic Flag Football
If you missed this news on Monday morning, the game of football is finally coming to the Olympics, but not the kind of football we all know. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that they have approved the addition of flag football to the list of sports that will be added to the 2028 […]
If you missed this news on Monday morning, the game of football is finally coming to the Olympics, but not the kind of football we all know.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that they have approved the addition of flag football to the list of sports that will be added to the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
This becomes major news at the start of the week as the game of football will finally be participated and viewed by a worldwide audience. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell released a statement following the announcement describing it as a great "achievement for flag football and the global community that loves and plays our game."
The league's commissioner isn't the only member of the National Football League to voice support for flag football's addition to the Olympic sports list.
Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus was asked about the now approved proposal late last week while speaking to reporters following the team's practice, where he expressed the same endorsement for the decision.
"I love that, I really do," Eberflus said on Friday. "I think when you have flag football, you're getting more involved in the game of football and it's just growing the game. I think that's awesome. It's great, and it's really gonna be cool to watch."
The Chicago Bears organization as a whole has been a major advocate for the sport of flag football and it's expansion globally for years now. Back in May, the Bears and the New York Jets announced the establishment of the first NFL Girls Flag League in the United Kingdom, as reported by The Athletic.
The Bears organization as also hosted the Illinois’ first girls flag football championship game in Chicago at the team facilities and helped launch a girls flag football league with the Chicago Public School system over the past two years.
The Bears organization announced on Friday that in just three years, their "Girls Flag Football league is thriving with over 2,500 participants throughout the Chicagoland area," according to the team's website.
Monday's announcement is massive news for the game of football and the entire world as a whole that will be able to fully experience the game on the biggest stage. The Bears have helped pave the way toward expanding the game of football and now everyone else is catching on.
Along with flag football, the IOC announced on Monday morning that the return of baseball, softball, cricket and lacrosse will also be approved to the Olympic roster.
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