After the Fanatics Flag Football Classic in Los Angeles, where some of the best players in the league tried their hand at flag football, NFL icon Robert Griffin III has announced major plans for a return. Griffin saw his career in the NFL cut short by injuries after a Heisman Trophy-winning year with Baylor. However, now six years after he retired from the league, the 36-year-old will be returning to a slightly different field with Olympic aspirations in mind.

“Proud and honored to announce that I will be going for gold in flag football with the USA National Team in 2028,” RG III shared via X. “The journey starts now, and there is no greater honor than wearing USA across your chest and representing something more than yourself. USA! USA! USA!”

As Robert Griffin III confirmed, the former quarterback is now part of the Team USA flag football roster. With this move, he will work towards the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and will become the first player with NFL experience to formally announce a transition into flag football.

Earlier, during the Fanatics flag football event, Griffin also tweeted that if NFL players want to pursue their Olympic dreams, they need to start their preparation now for playing this different iteration of the sport.

Flag football and NFL football are different disciplines. If an NFL player wants to represent the USA at the Olympics in 2028, they need to entrench themselves in the flag football world over the next 2 years,” Griffin wrote.

With the 36-year-old eyeing a return through flag football, this opportunity allows Griffin to fulfill what appeared like a promising NFL career when he was drafted by the Washington second overall in the 2012 draft. As a rookie, the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner threw for 3,200 yards, 20 touchdowns, and just five interceptions, while adding 815 rushing yards and seven scores.

This electric debut season earned him a Pro Bowl nod and the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award; however, his career took a nosedive after tearing his right ACL, LCL, and meniscus in the 2013 Wild Card playoff game.

After the injury, Griffin was never the same, as he spent three seasons in Washington before backup roles with the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens and officially retired from football in 2021. Now with flag football, Robert Griffin III will aim to succeed even more than he did as an NFL player.

However, Robert Griffin isn’t the only name with Olympic aspirations, as a fellow Heisman winner also expressed interest in representing the Red, White, and Blue two years later in LA.

Joe Burrow is ready for the LA Olympics in 2028

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is interested in playing for the US in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, as flag football will be featured for the first time. At the Fanatics Flag Football Classic press conference, the 29-year-old spoke about this desire.

“I’ve always wanted to play in the Olympics,” Burrow said, via Dave Clark of the Cincinnati Enquirer. “I’ve never necessarily played an Olympic sport before, so when this got announced, I was pretty excited about it. The opportunity to win a gold medal is something that I’ve thought about—a moment like that—for a long time, since I was a kid. I think it would be something very special.”

Flag football is heading to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, and NFL stars are taking notice. Robert Griffin III has already signed up, and Joe Burrow is also eager to join Team USA. As the Games approach, the sport is poised for astronomical growth, especially with stars leading the charge.