Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray has shown openness to playing flag football at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Interestingly, he might not represent Team USA. Instead, he expressed willingness to consider playing for South Korea—the heritage of his mother—if the opportunity arises.
Kyler Murray Open To Representing South Korea in 2028 Olympic Flag Football
The NFL has approved a resolution allowing its players to participate in the 2028 Olympics flag football competition.
The resolution passed unanimously and was designed to promote flag football globally. It permits one player from each NFL team to participate and includes injury protection and salary cap credit for teams affected by Olympic participation. NFL international pathway players are also eligible without restriction.
In March, Murray was asked about the Olympic opportunity during his first visit to South Korea in an interview on KBS World Radio English, to which the quarterback replied:
“If they asked me to do it, that would be incredible to see, but it’s probably a bit of a stretch at the moment, probably,” Murray said. “I don’t know much of the logistics behind it. I’d probably have to talk it over with my family and obviously the Cardinals organization to see how everything would shake out, but I’d definitely be open to it. I wouldn’t cancel anything out.”
Recently, a fan asked whether he would consider playing for the Korean National Football Team, to which Murray responded: “That’d be an awesome experience if they asked me to do it. I’d have to take it into consideration. I don’t know how the schedule works, but I think that’d be a great experience.”
M͏urray made it clear that representing ͏South ͏Korea͏ is ͏not ͏out of the ͏question, but͏ ͏͏͏it would͏ ͏require ͏further discussions. He͏ emphasized that ͏any such decision͏ would need approval from both his family and ͏the Cardinals.
Despite͏ the͏ Olympic buzz, ͏Murray reaffirmed that his priority remains ͏firmly with the NF͏L͏ and his team. “My main ͏focus is getting to the ͏Super Bowl and ͏winning it,” he said.
The 2͏028 Olympics will mark the debut ͏of flag football in the Games. The event will use a modified format: a 7͏0 x 25-yard field ͏with 10-ya͏rd end zones, teams of͏ 10͏ players, and ͏five-on-five play.͏ Each͏ match will be played in two halves, ͏each ͏lasting 20 minutes. The U.S., where football ͏is immensely popular, ͏is expected to͏ be a strong contender for gold.
It’s important to note that the topic of͏ the Olympics ͏was brought up by͏ a͏ ͏fan. Murray’s ͏focus remains on the ͏Cardinals, but his openness to honoring his Korean heritage through Olympic participation ͏adds an intriguing angle to the 2͏028 Olympic Games.