New York Jets quarterbacks Justin Fields and Tyrod Taylor are in Bermuda to hold a flag football coaching session.

Fields, who became only the third quarterback in NFL history after Michael Vick and Lamar Jackson to rush for 1,000 yards in a season when playing for the Chicago Bears in 2022, will be part of an open training session at the National Sports Centre on Sunday from 9.30am to 11am.

The quarterback will be joined by his team-mate Taylor and top US quarterback coach Quincy Avery as a result of a partnership with the Bermuda Tourism Authority, with the group on island for four days.

Young athletes and families are invited to attend with Fields and Taylor speaking before the session begins.

Flag football has experienced significant growth in recent years and will make its Olympic debut in Los Angeles in 2028.

According to the International Federation of American Football (IFAF), 2.4 million children under the age of 17 play organised flag football in the United States, with millions more participating globally.

IFAF, the global governing body oversees development, performance and competitive standards across 74 national member federations and expects the sport to surpass tackle football in global participation in the coming years.

Since 2002, the organisation has hosted men’s and women’s world championships and in 2022, the NFL and IFAF also launched the Global Flag Football Ambassadors programme, aimed at increasing international awareness and growth of the sport.

The coaching session in Bermuda this week heralds a potentially exciting time for the sport on the island with the BTA developing a larger event for March 2026, with the aim of bringing additional international athletes to Bermuda and further integrate flag football into the island’s tourism strategy.