Overview
- Team USA rolled to a 3-0 sweep on Saturday at Los Angeles’ BMO Stadium, outscoring two NFL‑star teams 106-44 as Darrell Doucette earned MVP honors.
- After the event, Doucette clarified his 2024 Patrick Mahomes remark, saying he sought fair consideration for flag veterans and urged NFL players to learn the 5‑on‑5 game.
- Tom Brady, whose team went 0-2, proposed rule or format tweaks that add more passing or a seven‑on‑seven feel to better suit pro-style quarterbacks.
- Reporting from The Athletic relayed that several NFL participants had not learned IFAF rules before practices and some privately said flag is not “real football,” which matched on-field issues with penalties and missed flag pulls.
- Front Office Sports reported $100,000 prizes for each Team USA player, and coverage now points to a likely hybrid Olympic roster, with Newsweek relaying that Patrick Mahomes does not plan to play in 2028.