The legendary field marshal Tom Bradyseven times champion of the Super Bowl And current Fox Sports analyst, announced that it will participate in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic, a flag soccer tournament that will be played on March 21, 2026 at the Kingdom Arena in Riad, Saudi Arabia.
Confirmed NFL stars
The event will be attended by great current and former NFL players, among them:
Saquon Barkley
Ceedee Lamb
Christian McCaffrey
Maxx Crosby
Rob Gronkowski
The teams will be led by renowned coaches: Pete Carroll (Seattle Seahawks), Sean Payton (Denver Broncos) and Kyle Shanahan (San Francisco 49ers).
An international and Olympic bet
Brady partnered with Turki Alalshikh, president of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia, to organize the tournament, which will be transmitted by Fox Sports and will have the driving of the comedian Kevin Hart.
The formerquarterback assured that the event represents a commitment to several years and that it will be the first great exhibition of NFL players to Flag Football, a discipline that will debut in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
Rob Gronkowski, personally invited by Brady, joked that he accepted because there will be no physical contact: “I already paid my debts in that department,” he said with a laugh.
The tournament seeks not only to entertain, but also project the Flag Football as a global show before its Olympic premiere.
