Settling into a new chapter after retiring from tackle football in 2019, wide receiver Tyler Davis catches a pass for the U.S. men's national flag football team. (Tyler Davis)A first-year wide receiver for the Team USA flag football team, Tyler retired from tackle in 2019. The NFL used to see flag football as a threat. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementYoung experienced first-hand the growth of flag football at the grassroots level when the California Interscholastic Federation approved girls flag football as a high school sport in 2023. This article originally published at NFL used to see flag football as a threat.