Chargers’ Derwin James
Retired NFL Gamers Ought to Do Olympics
We Do not Wanna Get Harm!
Revealed
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Derwin James Jr. says it is cool that NFL gamers have the chance to compete within the 2028 Olympics, however he is suggesting they skip the Summer season Video games, telling TMZ Sports activities the damage threat within the sport is just too excessive.
That is what the Los Angeles Chargers star instructed us at LAX this week, after the Fanatics Flag Soccer Traditional went down, the place his fellow NFL gamers competed with the U.S. males’s nationwide flag soccer staff and celebrities.
James Jr. — who did not take part within the FFC on account of damage — gave kudos to the flag soccer gamers, saying their talent set provides them an edge in Olympic competitors … and the lively NFL gamers ought to think about sitting out the upcoming Video games.
“I say the next Olympics,” James Jr. mentioned, “give them boys this one ’cause I feel they’re more prepared, they’re more skilled. I mean, you seen the formations they was running out there, it was crazy!”
“Give the NFL players, you know, that’s kinda retired, already done playing, kind of on the backend, because I feel like a lot of those movements is a lot of risk on your joints, too.”
“I mean, do you want your receiver one out there or your number one corner?!”
James Jr. — who recorded three interceptions and one fumble final season — additionally mentioned that follow squad gamers ought to miss the Olympics as effectively, noting their aim is to earn a spot on the lively roster.
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We all know Joe Burrow won’t take James Jr.’s recommendation … he instructed us on the FFC’s press convention that this has been his dream since he was a child, and having a shot at successful a gold medal is “something very special.”
Welp, we’ll see what occurs in two years.
