May 21, 2025 • 4 mins
“Would you risk your franchise quarterback’s ACL for Olympic gold?”That’s the fiery debate lighting up this episode of The Ben and Skin Show, as Ben Rogers, Jeff “Skin” Wade, Kevin “KT” Turner, and Krystina Ray dive headfirst into the wild world of NFL players competing in Olympic flag football. With the 2028 Games on the horizon, the crew unpacks the rules, the risks, and the ridiculousness of letting your team’s top talent chase medals instead of Super Bowl rings.From Micah Parsons declaring he’s all in, to the logistical madness of pairing one player per NFL team, the gang breaks down the potential dream matchups. 🎙️ Don’t miss this episode if you love sports, chaos, and the kind of locker-room banter that only Ben, Skin, KT, and Krystina can deliver.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
According to bet MGM. Yes, Ever since that interview, the
action on the under for North Carolina wins this year
has gone through the roof. Yes, all the betters are
scrambling to bet under seven and a half wins for
the University of North Carolina this year and cash in
on it now because everyone thinks it's going to be
(00:22):
a disaster and he's going to leave either before the
season starts or during the season, or there's so much infighting.
They don't win games.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
They're good running back left. This is this is not
gonna work. Really, it's not gonna work.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
They're running back left.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Yeah, you got drafted twentieth overall. Oh he left.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
He left because you know, Bill tried to bring you back.
He's like, no, I'm going for good all right. Are
you guys following flag football in the Olympics, Yes, so
they so NFL players are going to be able to play.
This is so interesting to me because I mean, this
is great.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
There.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
I've heard this conversation before. What about NFL players in
flag football? It's way different blah blah blah. And the
thing that I would compare it to is that three
on three basketball they do in the Olympics where there's
no NBA players that are doing it. Yeah, it's like
Jim Er for debt. So anyways, basically one guy from
(01:20):
each team can play in the Olympics. They can't have
two guys from one team, so they can't have They
can't pull a quarterback and a wide receiver and pair
them together, like DAK and CD couldn't play together, but
CD or DAK could could play with another quarterback. Do
you guys know how many positions are on the field? Okay?
Speaker 3 (01:39):
I think there's probably four receivers, a quarterback, a center maybe.
Is that about right?
Speaker 2 (01:44):
I was gonna guess I'm seven on seven is the
thing that happens, But it's less than that, right, it's
five on five, five on five.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
It says a typical offensive roster of one quarterback, one
running back, and three wide receivers with five on the field.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Okay, so the running back is like the center.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Also, Uh, I don't think there is a center, right?
Speaker 3 (02:05):
How do they get the all over the quarter He
just starts starts with.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
It starts in the gun or whatever.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Uh do they And it's one player for each team?
Speaker 1 (02:13):
Right?
Speaker 2 (02:13):
Yeah? So you know the Cowboys Mike is already like
I'm doing it.
Speaker 1 (02:18):
Okay, I mean he's saying it, but like, you know,
and then there's also the whole thing of like but
I thought that I was under the impression that then
you have to turn around and cover the other side.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
How does Michael help you? He doesn't help you.
Speaker 3 (02:31):
They do they play both ways?
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Well, they'll have enough people to have. They'll they'll have
defenders too.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
Oh they're not going to play both ways.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
Yeah, okay, so you'll be able to have a cornerback
and all that stuff.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
I believe because I thought, okay, but what this is
saying right here maybe not. It says, Okay, for this exercise,
we're going to the typical offensive roster of one quarterback,
one okay. Yeah, so they're saying that's just for that,
just for the offensive side of the ball. So I
guess they can have you know, they're gonna have to
mix it up then too and decide what team do
(03:01):
they want defense from and what team do they want
offense from. The Other thing is guys from other countries,
just like in think about basketball, like, hey, is Joel
Embiid gonna be French or from Cameroon or American? You know,
so some of these guys can end up going to
other countries.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
Dude, I want no part of Dallas Cowboys playing in this.
I hear torn acl Yes, you.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
Get salary cap credits if they get hurt. I know
that's that's written into it. That doesn't help. I'd rather
have the player. Yeah, if Mike gets hurt playing, you know,
your season's cook. We're talking about one player on each
team that's allowed to play. So it's not like you know,
someone gets hurt. Yeah, you just hope it's not you.
It's a small chance anyways. It's it's in three years, dude,
twenty twenty eighths. Right around the corner, NFL players in
(03:46):
the Olympics playing flag football. Wow.
Speaker 3 (03:48):
And maybe Jeff Cavanaugh is going to be out there
with him as he is a good receiver, all right.
Coming up next in the Hollywood Shuffle, a shocking Sarah
Silverman story, followed by the Wayback Machine. That's the of
your Anniversary of Boomtown the song. We'll get into all
that coming up next. You don't want to miss it,
but
According to bet MGM. Yes, Ever since that interview, the
action on the under for North Carolina wins this year
has gone through the roof. Yes, all the betters are
scrambling to bet under seven and a half wins for
the University of North Carolina this year and cash in
on it now because everyone thinks it's going to be
(00:22):
a disaster and he's going to leave either before the
season starts or during the season, or there's so much infighting.
They don't win games.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
They're good running back left. This is this is not
gonna work. Really, it's not gonna work.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
They're running back left.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Yeah, you got drafted twentieth overall. Oh he left.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
He left because you know, Bill tried to bring you back.
He's like, no, I'm going for good all right. Are
you guys following flag football in the Olympics, Yes, so
they so NFL players are going to be able to play.
This is so interesting to me because I mean, this
is great.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
There.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
I've heard this conversation before. What about NFL players in
flag football? It's way different blah blah blah. And the
thing that I would compare it to is that three
on three basketball they do in the Olympics where there's
no NBA players that are doing it. Yeah, it's like
Jim Er for debt. So anyways, basically one guy from
(01:20):
each team can play in the Olympics. They can't have
two guys from one team, so they can't have They
can't pull a quarterback and a wide receiver and pair
them together, like DAK and CD couldn't play together, but
CD or DAK could could play with another quarterback. Do
you guys know how many positions are on the field? Okay?
Speaker 3 (01:39):
I think there's probably four receivers, a quarterback, a center maybe.
Is that about right?
Speaker 2 (01:44):
I was gonna guess I'm seven on seven is the
thing that happens, But it's less than that, right, it's
five on five, five on five.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
It says a typical offensive roster of one quarterback, one
running back, and three wide receivers with five on the field.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Okay, so the running back is like the center.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Also, Uh, I don't think there is a center, right?
Speaker 3 (02:05):
How do they get the all over the quarter He
just starts starts with.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
It starts in the gun or whatever.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
Uh do they And it's one player for each team?
Speaker 1 (02:13):
Right?
Speaker 2 (02:13):
Yeah? So you know the Cowboys Mike is already like
I'm doing it.
Speaker 1 (02:18):
Okay, I mean he's saying it, but like, you know,
and then there's also the whole thing of like but
I thought that I was under the impression that then
you have to turn around and cover the other side.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
How does Michael help you? He doesn't help you.
Speaker 3 (02:31):
They do they play both ways?
Speaker 2 (02:33):
Well, they'll have enough people to have. They'll they'll have
defenders too.
Speaker 1 (02:36):
Oh they're not going to play both ways.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
Yeah, okay, so you'll be able to have a cornerback
and all that stuff.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
I believe because I thought, okay, but what this is
saying right here maybe not. It says, Okay, for this exercise,
we're going to the typical offensive roster of one quarterback,
one okay. Yeah, so they're saying that's just for that,
just for the offensive side of the ball. So I
guess they can have you know, they're gonna have to
mix it up then too and decide what team do
(03:01):
they want defense from and what team do they want
offense from. The Other thing is guys from other countries,
just like in think about basketball, like, hey, is Joel
Embiid gonna be French or from Cameroon or American? You know,
so some of these guys can end up going to
other countries.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
Dude, I want no part of Dallas Cowboys playing in this.
I hear torn acl Yes, you.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
Get salary cap credits if they get hurt. I know
that's that's written into it. That doesn't help. I'd rather
have the player. Yeah, if Mike gets hurt playing, you know,
your season's cook. We're talking about one player on each
team that's allowed to play. So it's not like you know,
someone gets hurt. Yeah, you just hope it's not you.
It's a small chance anyways. It's it's in three years, dude,
twenty twenty eighths. Right around the corner, NFL players in
(03:46):
the Olympics playing flag football. Wow.
Speaker 3 (03:48):
And maybe Jeff Cavanaugh is going to be out there
with him as he is a good receiver, all right.
Coming up next in the Hollywood Shuffle, a shocking Sarah
Silverman story, followed by the Wayback Machine. That's the of
your Anniversary of Boomtown the song. We'll get into all
that coming up next. You don't want to miss it,
but
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