"I doubt it. I'm a professional NFL player. So I'm just going to stay over here and let those guys have fun," Jackson said on the Ravens' "The Lounge" podcast in August.That said, Jackson agreed that Team USA would win gold if he were to play.

The NFL views flag football as "the future" of the sport. It's no surprise, then, that NFL owners are set to approve some form of player participation in the 2028 Olympics, when flag football is scheduled to make its debut as a Summer Games competition.

Four-time All-Pro and San Francisco 49ers great Fred Warner should be a name that the committee handling the US Olympic flag football team calls. He has been one of the NFL’s premier linebackers for the last half-decade and has the physical makeup and high football IQ that make him a perfect fit for flag football.