Travis Kelce hits out at rival who could deny him Olympics dream

Travis Kelce hits out at rival who could deny him Olympics dream

Travis Kelce has hit out at Team USA flag football’s Darrell Doucette for the quarterback having a stance that would deny him and other NFL stars the chance to compete at the Olympics. 

For the 2028 summer spectacular in Los Angeles, flag football will be introduced for the first time. America already has a national team for the sport. However, most believe the best gridiron athletes for Team USA would be NFL players. 

The 35-year-old Doucette is open to compeтιтion and does not want to be tossed to the side, per the Washington Post. 

Doucette competing for a spot on Team USA against the likes of Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes, Jayden Daniels, and others appears to be a mammoth task in the view of Travis and Jason Kelce. 

Of course, the Chiefs тιԍнт end may want to wear the red, white, and blue himself. 

‘May the best players play. Is this guy afraid of compeтιтion?’ Travis said. ‘Just have a tryout and the best players make the team. He’s just boxing out other people from joining the sport because they haven’t played this specific style of football?’ 

Travis Kelce has hit out at Team USA flag football's Darrell Doucette for his Olympic stance

Travis Kelce has hit out at Team USA flag football’s Darrell Doucette for his Olympic stance

Doucette does not want to be forgotten as flag football gets introduced into the Olympics

Doucette does not want to be forgotten as flag football gets introduced into the Olympics

‘Lets just have these guys play an NFL team that’s picked and may the best team win and represent the USA,’ Jason added. ‘If these guys are the best, they should represent USA. But I don’t know anything about flag football, I feel really confident they’re not the best.’

‘We got some guys that can do some crazy stuff with the ball in their hands man,’ Travis continued. ‘ Watching Darrell’s highlights, even his highlights are f***in epic. Lamar would be f***, nobody’s catching him. Lamar got stocky. What if we hold like a combine?’

It is unclear how the Team USA squad for the Olympics will be chosen. If it is in line with other team sports, the head coach or national organization for the sport will choose the roster, in line with how the basketball and soccer teams get filled out.  

Other sports like gymnastics and swimming, where there are team events, but athletes also compete individually, are chosen through the Olympic Trials, where a series of qualifying phases occur. 

Doucette would be 38 for the Los Angeles Olympiad, with rare NFL players having mᴀssive success at that age or older, with Tom Brady being the glaring exception. 

Kelce would also be 38 for the Olympics, with previous teases that his NFL career could be wrapping up soon. 

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