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Tom Brady comes out of retirement – kind.
The seven-time Super Bowl champion will be among the current and former NFL players who will compete in a three-team flag football tournament in Saudi Arabia next March.
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Retired New England Patriot Hall of Famer Tom Brady speaks during a statue reveal before a game against Washington commanders at Gillette Stadium on August 8, 2025. (Paul Rutherford/Imag- Pictures)
Brady joins Saquon Barkley, Ceedee Lamb, Christian McCaffrey, Maxx Crosby, Rob Gronkowski and others in Fanatics Flag Football Classic on March 21 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. Pete Carroll, Sean Payton and Kyle Shanahan will be coaches.
“It’s a multi -year commitment,” Brady said Monday. “Obviously we are getting started. The first year will be kind of where everyone’s attention and energy are on. This is the first time we’ve ever done something like this, but all the players I’ve talked to are excited to play.
“Obviously, with the Olympics coming up in 2028, I think it’s all the NFL players’ first exposure to it, and I wouldn’t miss being part of it.”
Washington commanders Owenr Josh Harris, right, talking to former NFL -quarterback Tom Brady, on the right, before the start of a NFL football match against New York Giants, Sunday 7 September 2025, in Landover, Maryland. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Fox Sports will the Remotea tournament and comedian Kevin Hart will be the host. Brady collaborated with Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi General Entertainment Authority.
“I couldn’t be more excited to return to the field, get the competitive juices flowing with some of the game’s brightest stars and iconic legends and brings a truly unique global sporting event to fans all over the Riyadh season,” Brady added in a press release. “I’ve always admired the power of flag football and how it connects fans of all ages, and it’s great to be able to show the sport on such a global scene while gathering so many incredibly talented athletes.”
Gronkowski, an analyst at Fox Sports like Brady, said his former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammate asked him to be part of the flag football event.
“I was like,” there’s no contact, right? “He said.” I was like ‘I already did all my contact in my life. I paid my quota in this department. ‘ I love to compete.
Rob Gronkowski on the field ahead of the game between California Golden Bears and UNLV rebels in La Bowl at Sofi Stadium on December 18, 2024. (Jayne Kamin-Concea/Imagn images)
“It will always be in my blood because I have done it all my life. It brings joy out of me.”
