Bengals' Joe Burrow expresses Olympic aspirations as flag football will make debut in 2028

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The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will welcome a truly American sport to the field for the first time – flag football.

Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow said in an interview with Barstool Sports’ "Pardon My Take" that he hoped to get a chance to compete for Team USA.

"That would be sick, wouldn’t it?" Burrow told hosts Big Cat and PFT Commenter.

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Joe Burrow of the Bengals before the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Paycor Stadium on Dec. 10, 2023, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

"I really want to play for the Olympic flag football team. Like Me, Ja’marr (Chase), Justin (Jefferson)… Me and my friends out there playing football. I think it’d be really cool."

Burrow said it would be "embarrassing" if the U.S. didn’t win the gold medal in the sport on the first try, as both hosts were alarmed the Team USA U20 football team lost to Japan at the International Federation of American Football World Championships last month.

The Bengals player may have some competition to earn the starting spot for Team USA.

Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes said in November he would also want to represent the red, white and blue at the Olympics.

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow passes against the Seattle Seahawks on Oct. 15, 2023, at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati. (Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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"NFL football, American football, has taken to further parts, all the way across the world, with flag football coming to the Olympics. I think it’s really cool, because