With the NFL allowing their players to participate at the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics, Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes will have the possibility of playing quarterback for Team USA.
While many question whether the flag football players who currently represent the country deserve to take a back seat in this event, Mahomes recently received strong endorsement from an NFL star to play in LA28.
During a recent interview with Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson backed Mahomes to be Team USA‘s quarterback in the 2028 Olympics, suggesting that the Chiefs star should be way above other signal-callers in consideration.
“It will be tough to say it’s going to be all NFL players, and on top of that, there are only going to be so many positions,” Jefferson told Tom Pelissero in a recent interview. “I mean, it’s going to be difficult to beat out Patrick Mahomes for the starting quarterback spot.. That one’s going to be tough for sure.”
Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs laughs at a teammate’s comment during pregame warmups prior to the game against theLos Angeles Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium on December 29, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Mahomes reportedly wants to win gold with Team USA in 2028
According to Jeff Darlington of ESPN, Mahomes is reportedly interested in playing flag football in Los Angeles 2028 in order to chase a feat he cannot achieve with the Chiefs: winning an Olympic gold medal.
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“I think that there will be a push, just like talking to Patrick Mahomes about it, for instance. I think there will be players that want the gold medal,” Darlington told Kevin Clark on This Is Football last week.
Team USA flag football QB says he’s better than Mahomes for LA28
But while Jefferson is among those supporting Mahomes’ case to play in LA28, current Team USA flag football quarterback Darrell Doucette III believes he should be considered before the Chiefs QB, sending a firm message to NFL players who want to paticipate in the 2028 Olympics.
“I’m not hiding from the competition, none of my teammates nor anybody else in the flag football world are hiding from the competition,” Doucette said. “But at the end of the day, I feel like I’m better than Patrick Mahomes because of my IQ of the game. I know he’s right now the best in the league, I know he’s more accurate, I know he has all these intangibles, but when it comes to flag football, I feel like I know more than him.”
