NFL owners have unanimously voted to approve a proposal for players to participate in flag football at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

The proposal states that only one player from each team will be allowed to participate in the event which is making its Olympic debut.

The flag football resolution establishes rules and a basic structure for how the NFL hopes to see the process work, subject to negotiations with the NFLPA and Olympics-related entities. They include:

• Permission for any player under NFL contract to participate in tryouts
• A limit of one player per NFL team on each national team participating
• Allowing, in addition, a team’s designated international player to play for his home country
• A purchase of league-wide insurance policies to provide injury protection for any player injured while participating in an authorized flag football activity related to the Olympics
• A salary cap credit for any player who is injured
• An expectation that Olympic flag football teams will establish medical staffs and field surfaces that comply with NFL minimum standards
• A schedule that “does not unreasonably conflict with an NFL player’s league and club commitments.”

The league moving forward will work with the players union, International Federation of American Football and relevant Olympic governing bodies on rules for their participation.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who has been in support, describes it as “A tremendous opportunity” for the players to “represent their country.” .

The Olympic Flag football competition feature six men’s and six women’s teams consisting 10 players, with the games will be played on five-on-five basis.

The LA Games is scheduled to take place from July 14, 2028 to July 30, 2028