flag football
noun
: a variation of football in which a player must remove a flag attached to the ballcarrier's clothing to stop the play
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The Kansas City Chiefs superstar has been speculated to be a potential option to lead the US in the first ever Olympic flag football competition.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
Star quarterback for the Centennial girls flag football team is senior Allenah Loots, daughter of former record-setting Southwest State QB Jeff Loots.
—Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
Only 15 states have sanctioned girls flag football as a high school varsity sport.
—Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
The resolution, passed at the league owners meetings in Eagan, Minn., permits NFL players to try out for flag football, but limits only one player per NFL team to play for each national team in the Olympics.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
Star quarterback for the Centennial girls flag football team is senior Allenah Loots, daughter of former record-setting Southwest State QB Jeff Loots.
—Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
Only 15 states have sanctioned girls flag football as a high school varsity sport.
—Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
The resolution, passed at the league owners meetings in Eagan, Minn., permits NFL players to try out for flag football, but limits only one player per NFL team to play for each national team in the Olympics.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
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“Flag football.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag%20football. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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