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Cincinnati Bengals Star receiver Ja’marr Chase isn’t fully sold with the idea of competing in the Olympics when the US hosts its summer games in 2028.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, the first day of Organized Team Activity (OTA), Chase expressed hesitation about the competition in Los Angeles Olympiche added that more information will be needed on how everything will unfold before making a decision.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’marr Chase (1) will catch a pass during practice for the Cincinnati Bengals on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (image)
“I don’t know,” Chase said. Comes with sports illustrations. “I want to hear more about it. I want to know when the offseason is in season. I want to know if we’re paid. I want to know where we travel a week or daily.
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“There’s a lot of questions about it. I think it’s pretty cool, but I’m not 100% yet.”
Flag Football debuted in the summer game, when the Olympics returned to LA for the first time since 1984. NFL players have a chance to win gold medals while representing their country.
Last week, NFL owners voted unanimously to approve a move that would allow league players to participate. The NHL has announced It was done last year.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’marr Chase (1) runs the ball late against the Cleveland Browns on December 22, 2024 at Paycor Stadium. (Katie Stratman-imagn image)
While most NFL players have expressed excitement about the opportunity to compete, the underlying tensions from the Flag Football Community are rising.
Darrell Douset III, who is already on the US men’s national team as the team’s quarterback when the team sat in the World Flag Football rankings last year, made the headline in August when he claimed he was better Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes – especially when it comes to flag football.
He said his hope was that NFL players should try to compete, as current flag football players had to do.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’marr Chase (1) will run the route during practice for the Cincinnati Bengals held in Cincinnati on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (image)
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“This is a sport we’ve played for a long time and we feel it’s the best in it. We don’t need anyone else,” he said. Washington Post In a recent interview. “But we all have one goal in mind, and that’s to represent our country. We’re definitely open to all competitions. If they go in and ball out and if they’re better than us, put on a hat on them.
Ryan Gaydos of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
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