May 14, 2024 - Business

Ex-49ers QB Steve Young: "Football is made for girls"

NFL legend and private equity investor Steve Young told Axios that he predicts by 2028, a hundred million girls will be playing flag football.

Why it matters: Young's comments come at a time when interest in women's sports is surging, led by superstar players like Caitlin Clark.

Catch up quick: Young has been helping coach his daughters' flag football team, and called the experience "a revelation."

Driving the news: "Football is made for girls," said Young, describing the game as "a series of choreographed plays," and "a dance step."

Young predicted that flag football would gain in popularity by 2028 and at the Olympics surpass volleyball, and rival dance and gymnastics.
"I think it's going to explode in a way that no one can even realize," said Young.

What's next: In 2028, flag football will be part of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles for the first time.

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