Megan Rapinoe wants to see Colin Kaepernick represent Team USA at 2028 Olympics: ‘He’s my flag bearer’

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As tension between NFL players and flag football players mounts ahead of flag football's debut at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, former U.S. women’s national team soccer star Megan Rapinoe added fuel to the dispute. 

Rapinoe made it clear during the "A Touch More" podcast with Sue Bird there is one former NFL player she believes deserves a spot on America’s roster — former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers during a game against the Miami Dolphins Nov. 27, 2016, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.  (Ron Elkman/Sports Imagery/Getty Images)

"Oh God, he would be so good in flag football. I mean he would be so good in the NFL, let’s just be clear about that. He is still being blackballed from the NFL right now," Rapinoe said. "I think it would be awesome.

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"I would love to see Colin be able to represent America in an Olympics. I think that would be an unbelievably special moment. 

"He’s my flag bearer. I think that would be really incredible to have that representation of America also be front and center at an Olympics. That would be really cool."

Megan Rapinoe of the United States lines up before a women's soccer Group G match against Australia during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kashima Stadium July 27, 2021, in Kashima, Japan.  (Hector Vivas/FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

Kaepernick, who last played in the NFL in 2016, told Sky Sports this month that "hopefully" he’ll be in LA competing for a gold medal with Team USA.

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