Ex-Seahawks player, Huskies alum to oversee USA flag football for 2028 Olympics
The multi-time Pro Bowl fullback who holds a piece of Huskies history will have a major role in the 2028 Summer Olympics.
Jan 1, 2017; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Seattle Seahawks fullback Marcel Reece (44) is pushed out of bounds by San Francisco 49ers inside linebacker Michael Wilhoite (57) during the fourth quarter at Levis Stadium Seahawks defeated the 49ers 25-23. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images In just two years, flag football (men’s and women’s) will make its way into the Summer Olympics for the first time.
The man hired by USA Football to oversee operations will be familiar to at least Pacific Northwest football fans. Marcel Reece, the former Washington Huskies wide receiver turned All-Pro fullback, will have a big task ahead of him to prepare for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. Former #Raiders Pro Bowl FB and executive Marcel Reece is being hired by USA Football, the sport’s governing body that will select the USA flag football team for the 2028 Olympics, as a full-time executive.
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com/LUPYMEREbP — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 21, 2026 Reece previously worked as a senior adviser before this big promotion to the top. After two seasons as a transfer player for the Huskies, which included a school record 98-yard touchdown catch against Arizona in 2007 , Reece spent almost the entirety of his nine-year NFL career with the Oakland Raiders. He earned All-Pro second-team honors in 2023 and was a four-time Pro Bowl selection, catching over 200 passes for more than 2,000 yards along the way.