August 05, 2024
Colleen Claggett/For PhillyVoice
Jalen Hurts talks with the media during training camp's first day at the NovaCare Complex on July 24, 2024.
Flag football will be a part of the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, and while the current ones over in Paris are still ongoing, the NFL wanted to start looking ahead to the sport's international debut, and even turned to Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts to help mark its arrival.
The announcement video posted Monday:
It’s our turn to light up the LA28 Olympic Games. #NextUpLA28 pic.twitter.com/PEgQOqpmUx
— NFL (@NFL) August 5, 2024
Anyway, it's a big year coming up for Hurts after the Eagles' implosion last season – and his part in it – but his star power is undeniable.
So is his involvement in the growth of football off the field.
The Eagles have invested heavily into girls flag football over the past couple of years, establishing leagues and tournaments for Pennsylvania and New Jersey with the NovaCare Complex and Lincoln Financial Field opened up to them, and with Hurts as a regular presence around it and as a general advocate for women's sports.
Now the Eagles QB is the one to help ring in the sport on the worldwide stage.
The 2028 Summer Olympics will feature both men's and women's flag football.
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