flag football
noun
: a variation of football in which a player must remove a flag attached to the ballcarrier's clothing to stop the play
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The 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles will feature both men’s and women’s flag football, the NFL just began sponsorship for a new women’s flag league and NCAA Power 4 programs are reacting fast, many soon to be offering up scholarships for competition.
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Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Whether or not flag football becomes as ubiquitous as the iPhone, one of the country’s fastest-growing sports was front and center during Super Bowl week in the Bay Area.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
Training camp will be among the events hosted at the new facility, with the potential to host high school football games and girls flag football there.
—Jonathan M. Alexander, Houston Chronicle, 12 Feb. 2026
The Olympic announcement unlocked a future that some of the best flag football players in the game, like quarterback Diana Flores, had only dreamt of.
—Maura Carey, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
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Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Whether or not flag football becomes as ubiquitous as the iPhone, one of the country’s fastest-growing sports was front and center during Super Bowl week in the Bay Area.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
Training camp will be among the events hosted at the new facility, with the potential to host high school football games and girls flag football there.
—Jonathan M. Alexander, Houston Chronicle, 12 Feb. 2026
The Olympic announcement unlocked a future that some of the best flag football players in the game, like quarterback Diana Flores, had only dreamt of.
—Maura Carey, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Flag football.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag%20football. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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