flag football
noun
: a variation of football in which a player must remove a flag attached to the ballcarrier's clothing to stop the play
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Money raised from this event will go toward local girls programs such as self-defense seminars and a new all-girls flag football team.
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The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
The sport was left off that program—flag football, well capitalized by the NFL, was one of the new sports to make it in.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 5 Mar. 2024
The Pro Bowl Games, meanwhile, has included a flag football game for the past two years.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
For being on the winning NFC Pro Bowl flag football team, Vikings Danielle Hunter, C.J. Ham and Andrew DePaola each get $88,000.
—Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2024
Peyton and Eli Manning return as head coaches of the AFC and NFC for the flag football game, which will air at 3 p.m. on ESPN.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
Buck Tavern was popular with LGBTQ softball and flag football teams, Gouddou said, and rainbow beer can cutouts line the pallets fencing in Bear Dive’s back patio.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
But the inclusion of flag football at the Los Angeles Games prompts the question: Will NFL players participate on the world stage?
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
This conversation was conducted while Holt was visiting Charlotte, serving in his role as an NFL global flag football ambassador for a USA Football event.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2024
The sport was left off that program—flag football, well capitalized by the NFL, was one of the new sports to make it in.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 5 Mar. 2024
The Pro Bowl Games, meanwhile, has included a flag football game for the past two years.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
For being on the winning NFC Pro Bowl flag football team, Vikings Danielle Hunter, C.J. Ham and Andrew DePaola each get $88,000.
—Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2024
Peyton and Eli Manning return as head coaches of the AFC and NFC for the flag football game, which will air at 3 p.m. on ESPN.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
Buck Tavern was popular with LGBTQ softball and flag football teams, Gouddou said, and rainbow beer can cutouts line the pallets fencing in Bear Dive’s back patio.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
But the inclusion of flag football at the Los Angeles Games prompts the question: Will NFL players participate on the world stage?
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
This conversation was conducted while Holt was visiting Charlotte, serving in his role as an NFL global flag football ambassador for a USA Football event.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Flag football.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag%20football. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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