According to the International Federation of American Football, the "Standard Style" of international flag football play is five-on-five, which is the format that will be implemented in the 2028 ...

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The NFL unanimously approved for its players to participate in flag football in the 2028 Olympics in a vote on Tuesday at the league meetings. Now comes the hard part.

NFL team owners voted to allow the league’s players to compete in the 2028 Olympics, where flag football – aided heavily by a push from an NFL with global ambitions – will make its debut.

Flag football games are 40 minutes long, split into 20-minute halves with a two-minute halftime break. The clock runs until the final two minutes of each half.