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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As part of their public outreach overseas, franchises host flag football clinics — often featuring former players — for local youth.
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Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Next door would be the approximately 100,000-square-foot youth development academy, along with multiple indoor and outdoor youth athletic fields for sports including, but not limited to, basketball, soccer, volleyball and flag football.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The reason is much more convoluted, tracing through location, glorified flag football, player payments and Chip Kelly’s dreams.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Major sponsors already show strong interest in supporting the league, with companies like Nike, Visa, and Toyota involved in NFL youth flag football championships, per Morning Brew, signaling promising commercial potential for the professional league.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
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Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Next door would be the approximately 100,000-square-foot youth development academy, along with multiple indoor and outdoor youth athletic fields for sports including, but not limited to, basketball, soccer, volleyball and flag football.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
The reason is much more convoluted, tracing through location, glorified flag football, player payments and Chip Kelly’s dreams.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Major sponsors already show strong interest in supporting the league, with companies like Nike, Visa, and Toyota involved in NFL youth flag football championships, per Morning Brew, signaling promising commercial potential for the professional league.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Flag football.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag%20football. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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