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 seven-time Super Bowl winner will be among current and former NFL players who will compete in a three-team flag football tournament in Saudi Arabia in March.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But the father of four keeps close tabs on the state of youth sports, while the NFL considers launching its own men’s and women’s flag football leagues.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Brothers in football Before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, La Jolla football coach Tyler Roach ran a youth flag football league.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Tom Brady is coming out of retirement for a third time to play in an inaugural flag football tournament.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But the father of four keeps close tabs on the state of youth sports, while the NFL considers launching its own men’s and women’s flag football leagues.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Brothers in football Before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, La Jolla football coach Tyler Roach ran a youth flag football league.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Tom Brady is coming out of retirement for a third time to play in an inaugural flag football tournament.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Flag football.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag%20football. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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