Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray is open to playing against the United States in flag football as part of the 2028 Summer Olympics.
There will be a slew of quarterbacks ready to suit up for Team USA at the next Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where flag football will be added to the spectacle as an official event.
And with Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen the frontrunners to represent the country’s first Olympic flag football team, Murray is hedging his bets in case the U.S. representatives don’t come calling.
Murray, who is one-quarter Korean, insists he is open to representing South Korea on the world stage if he is called up in 2028.
Exactly how many teams qualify and the process for making a selection varies by country.
Kyler Murray has expressed interest in playing for South Korea in flag football at the Olympics
Murray is one-quarter Korean, making him eligible to represent the country at the Games
Murray has spoken in the past about the possibility of playing for South Korea in the 2028 Olympics.
“That would be a great experience if they asked me to do it,” he said AMAZN Headquarters. “I’d have to take it into consideration…I think that would be a great experience.”
The national flag American football team has won five consecutive world championships, although some members of the current player pool believe it is unfair for NFL stars to cross the line if they have never played their brand of football professionally.
“I feel like I’m better than Patrick Mahomes because of my game IQ,” quarterback Darrell Doucette said. viaTMZ.
“We’re fans of these guys, and like I said, we love that they want to win the gold medal and represent the country just like us. But we don’t want to be forgotten because we are the ones who helped this game get to where it is today.”
It’s hard to deny that there would be more interest in the sport at the Olympics if a major NFL player fouled out, even if it appears it won’t be Murray.