Izell Reese talks playing with Cowboys DB legends, Bringing flag football to 2028 Olympics and college sports
NFL: Good Morning Football
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4.3 • 655 Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
On the latest NFL Players: Second Acts podcast, Peanut and Roman welcome former defensive back turned flag football pioneer Izell Reese to the show. Izell shares his journey from undrafted free agent out of University of Alabama-Birmingham to playing with guys like Deion Sanders, Darren Woodson, and Super Bowl MVP Larry Brown on the Dallas Cowboys. Izell later shares details of the brawl versus the San Francisco 49ers sparked by Terrell Owens touchdown celebrations at midfield. Izell has become a pioneer in the flag football space as the founder and CEO of RCX Sports, the official operator of NFL Flag Football. Izell shares the journey to bring the game to college athletics, championing the game for young girls, and what we can expect when flag football is unveiled at the 2028 Summer Olympics.
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