USA Football Reacts to Patrick Mahomes' Olympic Message

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Rex Villas | Last updated May 30, 2025 7:07 AM ET

The idea of NFL stars taking part in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics is a tantalizing one. It could definitely happen, and among the players fans are eager to see in action in the next cycle of the Summer Olympics is none other than Kansas City Chiefs superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

However, Mahomes doesn’t seem to be all that interested in representing the United States in the flag football event of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

“It’s awesome to be able to showcase the NFL to the whole world through flag football, but I’ll probably leave that to the younger guys,” Mahomes said after the Chiefs’ OTAs on Wednesday (via Jayna Bardahl of The Athletic). “I’ll be a little older by the time that comes around.”

A part of that quote was posted on the NFL on ESPN Instagram account, sparking lots of reactions, including one from the official Instagram account of USA Football.

“Can’t wait to build the team to #RepTheFlag for LA28 ,” USA Football’s comment read.

@USAFootball reacts to Patrick Mahomes' quote about the 2028 LA Olympics pic.twitter.com/to9E57p2kg
— Don March (@ItsAlwaysMarch) May 30, 2025

Mahomes will be turning just 30 years old in September and will be only 32 years old when the 2028 LA Olympics start on July 14 of that year. That is still relatively young for a quarterback. Of course, there is still time for Mahomes to change his mind, but it appears that his main focus remains on his NFL career.

U.S. flag football quarterback Darrell “Housh” Doucette has been adamant in his stance that flag football players should be prioritized for the country’s Olympic roster, a notion that has garnered him major flak.

In any case, Mahomes doesn’t need an Olympic gold medal to secure his spot in football history. He is already one of the best to ever do it, based on what he’s achieved so far in the NFL, including three Super Bowl titles, three Super Bowl Most Valuable Player honors and two NFL Most MVP awards, to name a few.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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