Payton's Flag Football Fiasco: NFL Stars vs US Team

On April 1st, Broncos coach Sean Payton just got a harsh lesson in flag football.

He coached a squad of current and former NFL players, plus a couple YouTubers against the U.S. men's national flag team.

Those pros smoked them bad.

Payton shared the story at the AFC Coach's breakfast on Tuesday.

He called it straight up humbling, comparing it to the home alone movies where the kid traps the burglars.

He and Kyle Shanahan felt like the dummies getting clobbered left and right.

Payton said it was cool hanging with those flag football stars.

At first everyone figured 10 NFL guys might land on the 2028 U.S. Olympic roster.

Now he doubts even one will make it.

The big issue is training time.

Flag football demands a whole different skill set and it takes a month or two to adapt.

But NFL players got a prep for tackle where the real money flows.

So the real question hangs.

Will those tackle beasts commit to flag and risk their NFL edge?

Payton left that thought hanging, but it says it all.