# List of National Football League Olympians

The following is a list of National Football League players that have participated in the Olympic Games, with the NFL team for which they played (the team closest to the time of the player's Olympic participation), the sport in which they participated, and their medal count. All represented the United States, except for Colin Ridgway, represented Australia in 1956 and Jahvid Best, represented Saint Lucia in 2016. American football has only been played once in 1932 (though a series demonstration college games were played in 1904).

## Players
### Summer Olympics

| Player | NFL Team | Sport | Olympic Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Jim Thorpe | Canton Bulldogs | Athletics | 1912 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ollie Matson | Chicago Cardinals | Athletics | 1952 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Riley | Boston Redskins | Wrestling | 1932 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Hayes | Dallas Cowboys | Athletics | 1964 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sam Francis | Philadelphia Eagles | Athletics | 1936 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Brown | Los Angeles Rams | Athletics | 1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Bates | Seattle Seahawks | Athletics | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Burton | New Orleans Saints | Athletics | 1972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt Campbell | Cleveland Browns | Athletics | 1952/1956 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Henry Carr | New York Giants | Athletics | 1964 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Carter | San Francisco 49ers | Athletics | 1984 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Glenn Davis | Detroit Lions | Athletics | 1956/1960 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sam Graddy | Denver Broncos | Athletics | 1984 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Hines | Miami Dolphins | Athletics | 1968 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lam Jones | New York Jets | Athletics | 1976 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jess Lewis | Houston Oilers | Wrestling | 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Morris | Detroit Lions | Athletics | 1936 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Norton | San Francisco 49ers | Athletics | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Owens | San Francisco 49ers | Athletics | 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Pickens | Chicago Bears | Wrestling | 1964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Ridgway | Dallas Cowboys | Athletics | 1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Roberson | San Diego Chargers | Athletics | 1960 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Clyde Scott | Philadelphia Eagles | Athletics | 1948 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommie Smith | Cincinnati Bengals | Athletics | 1968 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gerald Tinker | Atlanta Falcons | Athletics | 1972 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| T.J. Jackson | Philadelphia Eagles | Athletics | 1964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Jett | Los Angeles Raiders | Athletics | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Demps | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Athletics | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Spellman | Providence Steam Roller | Wrestling | 1924 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Bausch | Chicago Cardinals | Athletics | 1932 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Vidal | Washington Senators | Athletics | 1920/1924 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Muller | Los Angeles Buccaneers | Athletics | 1920 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marquise Goodwin | Buffalo Bills | Athletics | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Ebner | New England Patriots | Rugby sevens | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahvid Best | Detroit Lions | Athletics | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Dean | New York Giants | Handball | 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Bracy | Seattle Seahawks | Athletics | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Allen | Philadelphia Eagles | Athletics | 2016/2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Winter Olympics

| Player | NFL Team | Sport | Olympic Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Herschel Walker | Philadelphia Eagles | Bobsledding | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Quinn | Green Bay Packers | Bobsledding | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Bloom | Philadelphia Eagles | Freestyle Skiing | 2002/2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |