Tom Brady plans to play football again, but this isn’t another return from retirement.
The legendary quarterback announced Monday that he’ll compete in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic, a new flag-football tournament taking place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 21, 2026.
Brady isn’t the only New England Patriots icon returning to the gridiron. According to Fox Sports’ Eric Williams , former teammate and current Fox colleague Rob Gronkowski will also participate.
Saquon Barkley, CeeDee Lamb, Christian McCaffrey, Sauce Gardner, Myles Garrett, Brock Bowers, Maxx Crosby, Tyreek Hill and Odell Beckham Jr. are among the current NFL stars confirmed to compete. Pete Carroll, Sean Payton and Kyle Shanahan will coach the three teams.
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