AJ Brown on playing in 2028 Olympics: 'Me personally, no because of camp'

AJ Brown likes the idea of NFL players playing flag football in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, but he won’t be. Brown said he’d rather be in training camp getting ready for the season, so he’d turn down the opportunity, at least as of now.

The Summer Olympics take place, well, in the summer. So naturally, they’d cross over with portions of training camp and potentially the preseason.

Brown opted to bow out of the Olympics, but hopes it goes through and the NFL can represent the United States and other countries. For now, it’s all about 2025 and a potential repeat Super Bowl season for the Philadelphia Eagles.

“So I heard the Olympics are during camp, yeah, so no,” Brown said Tuesday. “So that’d be tough. That would be tough. Hopefully (the vote) goes through, and I think that’ll be fun, just to compete, you know, and me personally, no, because of camp. You guys will be complaining about ‘AJ Brown is not in camp.’ And so will the fans, you know? So I’m gonna keep the main thing, main thing as (Jalen Hurts) says.”

Brown has starred for the last three years for the Eagles after spending the first three years of his career with the Tennessee Titans. While healthy, he’s been virtually unstoppable for the Eagles.

In three years in Philadelphia, Brown has 261 catches, 4,031 yards, 25 touchdowns and 15.4 yards per catch. He and Hurts have had quite the rapport, getting the Eagles to two Super Bowls and winning one Lombardi Trophy.

Hurts starred in a commercial advertising the Olympics in Los Angeles, featuring flag football for the first time. He was named the Flag Football ambassador last August, although it’s unclear if Hurts would play in the Olympics three years from now.

According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the vote to allow players to participate in Olympic flag football is expected to pass. “Olympics should be easy,” one source told Schefter. At least 24 of the league’s 32 owners must approve the resolution.

It seems that if the NFL allows players for the Olympics, there can only be one player per franchise. Unfortunately, no Hurts to Brown for the Olympics if they’re both still playing for the Eagles by the 2028 campaign.

After preventing a Kansas City Chiefs dynasty last season, the Eagles want to make one of their own after winning their second title in eight seasons and third Super Bowl appearance in that span. A third title overall, going back to back and having four appearances in just under a decade is at the forefront of Brown and others’ minds. The Olympics can wait.