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Two weeks ago, NFL owners cleared a path for active NFL players to participate in the 2028 Olympic flag football tournament. That led to an important question that has been to date unanswered.
Who will coach the team?
Broncos coach Sean Payton was asked by reporters on Thursday whether he’d be interested in doing it.
“I don’t want to answer questions in 2028 when I’m focused on Friday,” Payton said with a laugh.
That point routinely gets overlooked. It’s three years away. Much will change between now and then. Most of the active players who’ll participate are likely still in college.
Payton is happy that interest in football is growing, but he said he doesn’t know whether players who participate in the Olympics will miss training camp.
“I don’t know that we’ve established that yet,”