NFL, Chargers Dodge Questions on Trans Athletes in Women’s Flag Football as 2028 Olympics Near
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 18
NFL, Chargers Dodge Questions on Trans Athletes in Women’s Flag Football as 2028 Olympics Near
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 18
Summary
The NFL and Los Angeles Chargers did not answer questions about whether transgender athletes can compete in women’s flag football, even after the Chargers featured TOGETHXR merchandise at a training-camp “Women in Sports Day.”
TOGETHXR co-founder Jessica Robertson has publicly backed trans inclusion in women’s sports, and the report says the team also left unanswered whether it knew or endorsed that stance when coaches and players wore the brand’s shirts.
The Chargers instead pointed to their broader investment in girls’ flag football, citing a role in making it a CIF-sanctioned California high school sport and support for 35 teams and more than 350 athletes.
The silence leaves unresolved how NFL Flag will handle eligibility before flag football’s 2028 Olympic debut in Los Angeles, where the IOC plans to require a gene test for women’s competition.