Seahawks star Jaxon Smith-Njigba wants Tom Brady to play flag football for 2028 LA Olympics

The Winter Olympics are upon us, but the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics are not excessively acold behind.

And with emblem shot being added to the premix of games played, NFL players proceed to beryllium asked if they person immoderate interest.

Add Seattle Seahawks prima Jaxon Smith-Njigba, the NFL’s starring receiver this year, to that database of players who would emotion to play successful the Games’ newest sport.

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Jaxon Smith-Njigba of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates aft scoring a 2nd 4th touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams successful the NFC Championship crippled astatine Lumen Field connected Jan. 25, 2026 successful Seattle, Washington. (Jane Gershovich/Getty Images)

"I would," Smith-Njigba responded rapidly erstwhile asked during a Super Bowl LX media availability connected Monday night.

But Smith-Njigba had an absorbing reply erstwhile helium got a follow-up question — "Who is your perfect teammate? Who would you similar to play with?"

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Smith-Njigba wasted nary clip shouting retired New York Jets receiver Garrett Wilson, his adjacent person from their clip playing for the Ohio State Buckeyes. In fact, if Smith-Njigba could marque the full squad dwell of erstwhile Buckeyes players, helium might.

After that, though, helium wants idiosyncratic to travel retired of retirement.

"I deliberation Tom Brady, him coming backmost maybe. That would beryllium awesome," helium said.

Fox broadcaster Tom Brady is seen earlier the crippled betwixt the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams astatine SoFi Stadium successful Inglewood, California, connected Dec. 14, 2025. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

Brady is benignant of coming retired of status this year, and it is emblem shot helium volition beryllium playing adjacent period successful Saudi Arabia successful the Fanatics Flag Football Classic connected March 21 astatine Kingdom Arena successful Riyadh.

He volition beryllium joined by immoderate NFL stars, including Saquon Barkley, CeeDee Lamb, Christian McCaffrey and Maxx Crosby.

"Obviously, with the Olympics coming up successful 2028, I deliberation it’s each the NFL players' archetypal vulnerability to it, and I didn’t privation to miss retired connected being a portion of it," helium said successful September 2025.

"I person ever admired the powerfulness of emblem shot and however it connects fans of each ages, and it’s awesome to beryllium capable to showcase the athletics connected specified a planetary signifier portion joining unneurotic truthful galore incredibly skilled athletes."

Jaxon Smith-Njigba of the Seattle Seahawks speaks with the media during Super Bowl LX Opening Night connected February 2, 2026 astatine the San Jose McEnery Convention Center successful San Jose, CA. (Matthew Huang/Icon Sportswire)

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Rob Gronkowski, Brady’s trusty choky extremity from their playing days, said helium was asked by Brady to marque the travel to the Middle East arsenic well.

So, could Brady cheque disconnected Olympic jock to his legendary resume? He volition already beryllium backmost connected the field, truthful possibly Smith-Njigba is connected to thing arsenic helium prepares for his crippled against Brady’s erstwhile New England Patriots successful Super Bowl LX this Sunday.

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