News that flag football will be a part of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics has piqued the interest of many NFL stars who would love to showcase their skills on the global stage. 

Add San Francisco 49ers veteran fullback Kyle Juszczyk to that list.

“I 100% want to play flag football in 2028,” Juszczyk told Fox News Digital in an interview on Tuesday. “And whoever’s in charge of that selection committee, please go watch my 2022 Pro Bowl highlight tape. That is my resume for the Olympics. Hopefully, I can find a way to get in there.”

The NFL Pro Bowl introduced flag football into its festivities in recent years, and Juszczyk was running all over the field with flags on his hips in the friendly exhibition against his fellow stars in the league. 

But simply being able to call himself an Olympian isn’t the only reason the Harvard product wants to play in 2028.

His United States pride is the main reason for wanting to get out there in Los Angeles on the gridiron.

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“I’ve always said, not that it’s a regret of mine, but something I wished I had the opportunity to do was compete in the Olympics and represent your country. I think that is so, so cool and special and unique,” Juszczyk said while also discussing the Purina for the Win Challenges.

“Football, we just haven’t had that opportunity. But now to have something with flag football would be really cool. I’m all on board if they’re interested and, at the time, need a 37-year-old fullback to go out there and represent our country. I’m ready.”

Juszczyk is set for year 12 in the NFL this season at 33 years old, and who knows if he’ll still be throwing blocks, catching passes and scoring touchdowns by the time the 2028 Olympics comes around.

But there are many NFL stars who agree with Juszczyk, saying they would love to represent the United States in an event that surely should lead to a gold medal with football being the country’s biggest sport.

NFC fullback Kyle Juszczyk of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates during the Pro Bowl at Allegiant Stadium, February 5, 2023, in Las Vegas. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)

Among them was Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow, who recently told the “Pardon My Take” podcast that he’d definitely be willing to play for Team USA in 2028. 

“I really want to play for the Olympic flag football team,” Burrow said. “Like me, Ja’Marr (Chase), Justin (Jefferson), me and my friends out there playing football. … I think it’d be really cool.”

Burrow even said what many were thinking: It’d be “embarrassing” if the U.S. didn’t win gold in flag football in four years.

Other players who have shown interest to date are Miami Dolphins speedster Tyreek Hill and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

With other professional leagues seeing their stars participate in the Olympics – many NBA players will be representing the United States in Paris next month – there will surely be more in the NFL who wish to participate four years from now.

Kyle Juszczyk (Chris Unger/Getty Images)

Juszczyk is now focused on making it back to the Super Bowl this season for some redemption after losing to the Chiefs in February, but he’s putting his hat in the ring now for the chance to be playing football for the United States.

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The youngest starter in an MLB All-Star Game since Doc Gooden in 1986 let everyone know why he got the nod.

Pittsburgh Pirates rookie phenom Paul Skenes was tabbed as the National League’s starting pitcher on Friday, understandably so.

Just a year after getting drafted first overall, Skenes took the bump in Arlington and faced the best of what the American League has to offer.

His first pitch to hit-machine Steven Kwan was 98 mph. He then threw a devastating 94 mph sinker, and he induced a popup to short on a 100 mph heater. 

After getting Gunnar Henderson to ground out weakly back to him, he did walk Juan Soto to bring up Aaron Judge — but Judge grounded out on the first pitch. He got four swings and misses in his 16 pitches.

His night was over after just one inning, but in facing those four studs, he proved he belongs.

Paul Skenes #30 of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches in the first inning during the 94th MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard at Globe Life Field on July 16, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Sam Hodde/Getty Images)

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Skenes isn’t qualified for the ERA title, and he probably won’t be at all this season, considering he was called up in May. But, 1.90 is still an insane number.

He’s struck out 11.8 batters per nine innings, which is the second-best mark in baseball among those who have pitched at least 50 innings. His ERA is also the second-best mark given the requirement, behind only Reynaldo Lopez’s 1.88.

Skenes has taken two no-hitters deep into games — one through six, and another through seven innings, but pitch counts refrained him from potentially putting his name in the history books.

Paul Skenes #30 of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches in the first inning during the 94th MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard at Globe Life Field on July 16, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. (Sam Hodde/Getty Images)

It’s only been 11 starts for the 22-year-old, but he is certainly living up to the hype.

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High school sports transfers reached a record level in California for the 2023-24 school year, with 17,068 students switching schools, according to final statistics obtained from the California Interscholastic Federation, the state’s governing body.

The number exceeds the previous record of 16,839 established in the 2017-18 school year. Leading the way among the 10 sections was the Southern Section, which had 6,928 transfers, a rise of 545 over last year (8.56%).

There is clear evidence that parents are transferring their sons and daughters for sports reasons. That was shown during the 2020-21 school year, when the pandemic disrupted sports seasons and resulted in only 7,210 statewide transfers. The next school year, transfers doubled to 14,818 and have been rising annually since then.

Students who transfer without changing residences are ineligible for one month of the season, while those who do change residences are immediately eligible.

The question is whether a growing number of transfers should be a concern for CIF officials and what options are available to help people understand that rules need to be followed.

Ron Nocetti, executive director of the CIF, said, “98 percent of our students don’t transfer. We’re aware it’s the high-profile transfers that our membership wants to take a look at, and that’s what we’ll be discussing this fall.”

Nocetti has created committees that will look into CIF priorities for the coming years. On another note, Nocetti said participation numbers went from 763,000 to 806,000.

The transfer numbers come after a rare high school basketball season in which Harvard-Westlake won a state Open Division title and King/Drew won the City Section Open Division title with no transfers.

Terry Barnum, the head of athletics at Harvard-Westlake who will be joining the Southern Section Executive Committee this year, said, “Just because there’s a record number of transfers doesn’t necessarily mean rules are being broken. I don’t think kids are moving because some coach is lurking in the the bushes, ‘Come here.’ What I think happens more often is families are looking at the situation of a given school, ‘You know what, I don’t like the situation. I can play quicker here.’ I think the majority of these transfers are initiated by parents and families more than coaches.”

In the Southern Section, the largest section with more than 560 schools, when transfer information is submitted, it comes from the school. The Southern Section reviews the paperwork online. It rarely sends out anyone to review information at the school.

In contrast, the City Section, with 159 schools, sends out the commissioner to schools that receive multiple transfers from a specific sport, calls in parents, coaches and administrators, and goes over paperwork and any concerns, not relying on schools to simply clear the athletes.

The CIF has been promoting education-based high school sports, but transfers exceeding 17,000 for the first time statewide is something section commissioners and member schools can’t ignore in a changing environment that has private schools competing against public schools for athletes and sports trophies.