{"id":2167,"date":"2024-08-12T14:33:31","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T14:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/?p=2167"},"modified":"2024-08-12T14:34:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T14:34:22","slug":"cowboys-micah-parsons-declares-hell-take-a-break-from-soccer-after-2027-to-prep-for-2028-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/cowboys-micah-parsons-declares-hell-take-a-break-from-soccer-after-2027-to-prep-for-2028-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys&#8217; Micah Parsons declares he&#8217;ll &#8216;take a break&#8217; from soccer after 2027 to prep for 2028 Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1]<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\">\n<footer class=\"article-gating-footer\"><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Dallas Cowboys pass-rusher Micah Parsons is among the many NFL stars who&#8217;ve expressed curiosity in taking part in for the United States flag soccer group when the Olympics come to Los Angeles.<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">As the Paris Games closed on Sunday night time, Parsons mentioned he needed to take a break from soccer after the 2027 season to deal with the 2028 Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After 2027 ima take a break from football to prepare for the Olympics!&#8221; he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FRESHNEWS.COM<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/Micah-Parsons2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/Micah-Parsons2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/Micah-Parsons2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/Micah-Parsons2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/Micah-Parsons2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/Micah-Parsons2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/Micah-Parsons2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/Micah-Parsons2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/Micah-Parsons2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Micah Parsons vs Rams\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>Micah Parsons of the Dallas Cowboys earlier than a preseason sport towards the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on Aug. 11, 2024, in Inglewood, California. (Ronald Martinez\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He added: &#8220;I need to find a way to get in the Olympics by 2028! What events yall think I can do?? Need ideas!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear whether or not NFL gamers can be allowed to compete for Team USA on the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>USA Football introduced its nationwide group males\u2019s and girls\u2019s rosters for the IFAF Flag Football World Championships, which begin on Aug. 27 in Finland. The U.S. is in Group A in each the boys\u2019s and girls\u2019s competitions. There had been no NFL gamers on the roster.<\/p>\n<p>NFL stars Patrick Mahomes, Kyle Juszczyk and Joe Burrow have expressed curiosity in competing within the Olympics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/Micah-Parsons.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/Micah-Parsons.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/Micah-Parsons.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/Micah-Parsons.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/Micah-Parsons.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/Micah-Parsons.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/Micah-Parsons.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/Micah-Parsons.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/Micah-Parsons.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Micah Parsons at practice\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons walks on the sphere throughout coaching camp at River Ridge Playing Fields on July 25, 2024, in Oxnard, California. (Brandon Sloter\/Icon Sportswire through Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I 100% want to play flag football in 2028,&#8221; Juszczyk advised Fox News Digital in an interview final month. &#8220;And whoever\u2019s in charge of that selection committee, please go watch my 2022 Pro Bowl highlight tape. That is my resume for the Olympics. Hopefully, I can find a way to get in there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>STEPH CURRY&#8217;S FAMILY, NBA TEAMMATE INVOLVED IN EMOTIONAL INCIDENT WITH PARIS AUTHORITIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Burrow made his declaration in an interview on Barstool Sports\u2019 &#8220;Pardon My Take.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I really want to play for the Olympic flag football team. Like Me, Ja\u2019marr (Chase), Justin (Jefferson)\u2026 Me and my friends out there playing football. I think it\u2019d be really cool.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nearly a 12 months in the past, Mahomes mentioned the identical.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;NFL football, American football, has taken to further parts, all the way across the world, with flag football coming to the Olympics. I think it\u2019s really cool, because football is a great game that has given me so much, and I want to make sure everyone gets the same experience that I got growing up,&#8221; Mahomes mentioned at a information convention in November, based on the Olympics web site.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/Tom-Cruise3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/Tom-Cruise3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/Tom-Cruise3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/Tom-Cruise3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/Tom-Cruise3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/Tom-Cruise3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/Tom-Cruise3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/Tom-Cruise3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/Tom-Cruise3.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Tom Cruise at the Olympics\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>Tom Cruise helps switch the Olympic flag from Paris to the 2028 host metropolis, Los Angeles, throughout the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Aug. 11, 2024. (Lu Lin\/Chinasports\/VCG through Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I definitely want to, but I\u2019ve seen some of those guys play the flag football, and they\u2019re a little faster than I am,&#8221; he mentioned. &#8220;I know there\u2019s not, like, linemen blocking for you. I\u2019ll be 31, 32 years old, so if I can still move around then, I\u2019m going to try to get out there and throw the football around maybe in LA. Just don\u2019t tell coach Reid or [general manager Brett] Veach or anybody.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>&#8211;<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell mentioned in October the league was &#8220;committed to working together to strengthen flag football&#8217;s place in the Olympic movement long-term, and we look forward to continuing this exciting journey with IFAF, the LA28 Organizing Committee, the International Olympic Committee and USA Football.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i><strong>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<\/strong><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><i><strong> <u>sports coverage on X<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/a><i><strong> and subscribe to<\/strong><\/i><i><strong><u> the Fox News Sports Huddle publication<\/u><\/strong><\/i><i><strong>.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/cowboys-micah-parsons-declares-he-take-break-from-football-after-2027-prep-2028-olympics\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Dallas Cowboys pass-rusher Micah Parsons is among the many NFL stars who&#8217;ve expressed curiosity in taking part in for the United States flag soccer group when the Olympics come to Los Angeles. 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