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Bengals star Ja'Marr Chase hesitant on 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles: 'I don't know'
Cincinnati Bengals star receiver JaMarr Chase isnt entirely sold on the idea of competing in the Olympics when the U.S. gets to host the Summer Games in 2028.Speaking to reporters on Tuesday after the first day of organized team activities (OTAs), Chase expressed hesitation in competing in the Los AngelesOlympics, adding that he will need more information about how it will all play out before making a decision."I don't know," Chase said, viaSports Illustrated. "I want to hear more information about it. I want to know the timing for us, offseason, in season. I want to know if we're getting paid. I want to know where we traveling every other week or every day, like all that plays a part, because we have an offseason, we have a life. How long would that be? I don't know.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"There's a lot of questions to it. I think it's pretty cool, but I'm not really 100% on it yet."Flag football will make its debut at the Summer Games when the Olympics return to LA for the first time since 1984. NFL players will now have a chance to earn a gold medal while representing their country a goal that many pros have long hoped to one day achieve.Just last week, NFL owners voted unanimously to approve a motion that will allow players in the league to participate a movethe NHL announced it was doing just last year.TEAM USA FLAG FOOTBALL STAR WANTS OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE OLYMPIC TEAM AMID NFL PARTICIPATIONWhile most NFL players have expressed excitement over the chance to compete, underlying tensions from the flag football community have risen.Darrell Doucette III, who is already on the U.S. mens national team as the teams quarterback when the team sat on top of the world flag football rankings last year, made headlines in August when he claimed that he was better thanKansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes with regard to flag football, specifically.He said at the time that his hope is that NFL players will have to try out for a place to compete just as the current flag football players have had to do."This is a sport that weve played for a long time, and we feel like we are the best at it and we dont need other guys," he toldThe Washington Post in a recent interview. "But we all have one goal in mind, and thats to represent our country. Were definitely open to all competition. If those guys come in and ball out and theyre better than us, hats off to them. Go win that gold medal for our country."Fox News Digitals Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe tothe Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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