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Team USA Flag Football swept the Fanatics Flag Football Classic, beating NFL-led squads 39–14 (Wildcats), 43–16 (Founders), and 24–14 in the final. Each USA player earned $100,000, underscoring dominance ahead of the 2028 Olympics, where NFL participation is hoped for but faces logistical hurdles and schedules conflicts with training camps.
Tom Brady displayed a live arm and nimble feet at NBC Sports’ Fanatics Flag Football Classic, completing a TD to Stefon Diggs and prompting a social-media line—“gets you thinking”—that fans interpreted as a hint about a possible return. Any comeback would face hurdles, including Raiders ownership approval due to his Fox broadcasting deal; the piece also notes the Raiders could pursue a new starting quarterback with the No. 1 pick, Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza, regardless of Brady’s status.
Rosters for the Fanatics Flag Football Classic in Los Angeles were announced, with the Founders led by Tom Brady and Jalen Hurts joined by Kamara, Gronkowski, Diggs, Miller, Hamlin, Peterson and Crawford, and the Wildcats led by Jayden Daniels and Joe Burrow featuring Barkley, Beckham Jr., Adams, Hopkins and James Jr. The U.S. men’s flag football team is headed by Darrell Doucette III; two other squads were drafted by the Founders and Wildcats. The event, relocated from Saudi Arabia, airs Saturday at 4 p.m. ET and carries Olympic implications.