Flag Football Event Featuring Tom Brady Moved To Bmo Stadium From Saudi Arabia

Tom Brady‘s return to nan shot section will return spot connected U.S. soil.

Right present successful Los Angeles, to beryllium specific.

The Fanatics Flag Football Classic, featuring Brady and a slew of different NFL stars and athletes, will return spot March 21 astatine BMO Stadium, nan venue that is besides slated to big emblem shot during nan 2028 Summer Olympics.

The arena was primitively scheduled to return place connected nan aforesaid date, but astatine a location much than 8,000 miles distant astatine Kingdom Arena successful Riyadh, Saudia Arabia.

No charismatic logic for nan relocation has been given, though nan move was made amid increased tensions successful nan Middle East aft nan United States and Israel began military strikes against Iran this month. Last week, Iran utilized 2 drones to onslaught nan U.S. Embassy successful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s superior city.

The arena will characteristic 3 12-player teams. Brady, nan retired seven-time Super Bowl champion and number proprietor of nan Las Vegas Raiders, and Philadelphia Eagles backmost Jalen Hurts will co-captain nan Founders FFC team, which will beryllium coached by Denver Broncos’ Sean Payton.

A 2nd team, Wildcats FFC, will beryllium co-captained by Cincinnati Bengals backmost Joe Burrow and Washington Commanders backmost Jayden Daniels, pinch San Francisco 49ers’ Kyle Shanahan coaching. During a March 18 draft, nan 2 teams will beryllium built from a excavation of athletes that see Philadelphia Eagles moving backmost Saquon Barkley, Cleveland Browns protect extremity Myles Garrett, erstwhile Rams receiver Odell Beckham Jr., four-time Super Bowl-winning tight extremity Rob Gronkowski and WWE prima Logan Paul.

The 3rd squad successful nan arena is nan U.S. nationalist emblem shot team, nan reigning IFAF emblem shot world champion coached by Jorge Cascudo and captained by Aamir Brown and Darrell “Housh” Doucette.