Robert Griffin III
I Need Flag Soccer Gold!!!
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Ex-NFL star Robert Griffin III has discovered his new calling on the gridiron … telling TMZ Sports activities he has absolutely caught the flag soccer bug … and he is obtained his eyes on Olympic gold.
The previous No. 2 choose within the NFL draft opened up on his new endeavor with Babcock this week … contemporary off his exercises with Staff USA forward of the IFAF World Championship in Germany.
The plan?? Dominate in Düsseldorf in August … then go all-in on defending American soil within the 2028 Olympic Video games in Los Angeles.
Solely 12 guys will get to sport the Purple, White and Blue on the WCs in a couple of months … and he is hoping to be one in all them.
However any NFL star cannot simply waltz into the world of flag soccer with out placing within the time … and that was fairly clear with the outcomes of the Fanatics Flag Soccer Traditional.
RG3 broke down the variations between deal with and flag … and defined how the eye to minor element shines by when each go head-to-head.
That being stated, Griffin III made it clear he’s going into the expertise as humble as might be — he is hoping to be taught from the blokes that paved the way in which and use his abilities to HELP them, not take their gigs.
The previous Heisman winner says he did not minimize any corners throughout his two-a-day model coaching … and he believes the coaches and gamers took discover.
