(07-18-2022, 08:52 AM)Mikey Wrote:

(07-17-2022, 06:27 PM)empty Wrote: Here's the full quotes of what Vincent actually said: 

“That’s the ultimate goal to make flag football an Olympic sport,” Vincent told the Associated Press.

Vincent says flag football will be much easier to export to the world, for both men and women, than tackle football.

“When we talk about the future of the game of football, it is, no question, flag,” Vincent said. “When I’ve been asked over the last 24 months, in particular, what does the next 100 years look like when you look at football, not professional football, it’s flag. It’s the inclusion and the true motto of ‘football for all.’ There is a place in flag football for all.”

He clearly tried to separate the NFL and other pro leagues from the Olympics, which is what the flag football comment was about.  Obviously there's no telling where the NFL will go in the future, and while I doubt we get to the point of flag football in the NFL in my lifetime, it is still possible.  Just figured I'd add some actual context to his quotes since OP and the site he linked didn't really provide any.

context goes a long way. Thank you.

I think anyone focusing on the future of any sport probably ought not waste time focusing on the 'lympics.

I think he (and anyone else associated with Olympic football) are trying to be pretty clear about how separate they are.  If the goal is to have Olympic football, it can't be in the same vein as the NFL because we are so far beyond virtually every other country that it would be a waste of time, even if the only players for the US were AFL/CFL/XFL and college players that aren't highly touted NFL prospects.  Flag football would at least level the playing field a bit.

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