Guarantee Tom Brady at like 50 is going to come in and smoke it to win a gold medal to with the 7 SBs.

Even guys like Brett Favre in his Late 40s and early 50s could still throw against air like Super Bowl MVPs. They just couldn't take the hits didn't want the grind anymore.

Hell Jay Cutler has been trying to put together a handball team full of recently retired NFL guys for years. Why not since it's in LA.

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Posted by Globetrotter747

Member since Sep 2017

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Posted on 5/21/25 at 5:23 am to Stealth Matrix

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There's still a certain prestige to winning a gold medal, and this one should be easy for the Americans.

It will be interesting to see the teams of other countries. Some teams might be more competitive than expected. This is not conventional 11 man football and some teams might have a few shifty burners who are a bitch for anyone to cover in the open field in an unusual 5 on 5 game with no pads, no defensive front, no tackling, and more time together as a unit playing this specific style of football.

The U.S. players will not be as invested in this as the track and swim guys who see Olympic gold as the pinnacle of the sport.

Now don’t get me wrong. I think the NFL stars will likely win going away, but I would not be shocked if another country fields a team that can get a few jabs in and it’s not the 100-0 bloodbath it would be in real football.

We have all seen undermanned option teams hurt more talented defenses that were not as familiar with their style. We have also seen (before all the opt outs) better teams wet the bed in bowl games because they didn’t really want to be there.

I’m just saying… I wouldn’t underestimate some of the foreign teams. Anything they can do to pierce the armor of the Americans will be a victory for them, and just because you are the Wimbledon champion doesn’t necessarily mean you can walk right on the court and dominate the best pickleball player in the world because the sports are similar.

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Posted by chinese58

NELA. after 30 years in Dallas.

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Posted on 5/21/25 at 11:01 am to Globetrotter747

Wonder if any of these guys play for where they were born?

Canada should be favored for Silver medal.

NFL Players Born Outside the U.S. (from NFL.com)

Can't see any of the linemen playing, but maybe some others. I

Bernhard Seikovits TE Arizona Cardinals Austria
Mike Strachan WR Carolina Panthers Bahamas
Arnold Ebiketie OLB Atlanta Falcons Cameroon
William Kwenkeu LB Minnesota Vikings Cameroon
Benjamin St-Juste CB Washington Commanders Canada
Chase Brown RB Cincinnati Bengals Canada
Chase Claypool WR Miami Dolphins Canada
Chuba Hubbard RB Carolina Panthers Canada
Deane Leondard DB Los Angeles Chargers Canada
Jevon Holland S Miami Dolphins Canada
Josh Palmer WR Los Angeles Chargers Canada
Luiji Vilain OLB Carolina Panthers Canada
Nathan Rourke QB New England Patriots Canada
Sidney Brown S Philadelphia Eagles Canada
Tavius Robinson OLB Baltimore Ravens Canada
Tevaughn Campbell OLB Jacksonville Jaguars Canada
Jakob Johnson FB Las Vegas Raiders Germany
Marcel Dabo S Indianapolis Colts Germany
Michael Jackson CB Seattle Seahawks Germany
Ekow Boye-Doe CB Kansas City Chiefs Ghana
Kyle Hamilton S Baltimore Ravens Greece
Lewis Cline S Minnesota Vikings Haiti
Kader Kohou CB Miami Dolphins Ivory Coast
Corey Ballentine CB Green BayPackers Jamaica
Danielle Hunter OLB Minnesota Vikings Jamaica
Michael Carter RB New York Jets Japan
Patrick Jones II OLB Minnesota Vikings Japan
Thomas Odukoya TE Tennessee Titans Netherlands
Amen Ogbongbemiga LB Los Angeles Chargers Nigeria
David Ojabo OLB Baltimore Ravens Nigeria
Kenneth Odumegwu LB Green Bay Packers Nigeria
Nelson Agholor WR Baltimore Ravens Nigeria
Darrell Baker Jr. CB Indianapolis Colts Panama
Jaylinn Hawkins S Los Angeles Chargers Panama
John Metchie III WR Houston Texans Taiwan
Chris Conley WR San Francisco 49ers Turkey
Ayo Oyelola S Jacksonville Jaguars United Kingdom
Julian Okwara LB Detroit Lions United Kingdom

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Posted by Packer

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Posted on 5/21/25 at 11:05 am to chinese58

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Wonder if any of these guys play for where they were born?

The St Brown's, Amon and Equamineous, can both play for Germany as they hold dual citizenship because their Mom was born there. Dalton Kincaid can play for Canada because of the same.

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Posted by TackySweater

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Posted on 5/21/25 at 9:16 pm to wildtigercat93

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Trying to imagine a guy bragging about or remembering fondly his gold medal in flag football and not laughing immediately in his face

Oof. There’s been some loser takes on this board but lol

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Posted by TackySweater

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Posted on 5/21/25 at 9:18 pm to Globetrotter747

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and just because you are the Wimbledon champion doesn’t necessarily mean you can walk right on the court and dominate the best pickleball player in the world because the sports are simila