Fanatics release full participant list filled with NFL stars for Tom Brady-backed Flag Football Classic

The Fanatics Flag Football Classic, the groundbreaking planetary lawsuit from Fanatics Studios, Tom Brady and FOX Sports, has its afloat participants for its inaugural event, and arsenic promised, immoderate of the champion successful the NFL volition beryllium playing astatine BMO Stadium successful Los Angeles connected March 21. 

The crippled was primitively scheduled to beryllium played astatine Kingdom Arena successful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but it was officially announced Monday that it would beryllium moving to L.A. amid ongoing subject operations successful the Middle East involving the United States, Israel, Iran and others. 

BMO Stadium, the big tract for emblem shot successful the 2028 Olympics, volition play big to Brady’s instrumentality to a shot tract for the archetypal clip since his 2023 retirement, but besides diagnostic immoderate of the champion successful the game. 

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Fanatics released its afloat subordinate database for its inaugural Flag Football Classic astatine BMO Stadium successful Los Angeles connected March 21, 2026. (Fanatics)

As Fanatics announced the relocation, a recently structured, first-of-its-kind contention format was besides revealed: 3 12-player teams, 2 of which are comprised of NFL stars. The last squad volition beryllium represented by USA Football’s reigning IFAF Flag Football World Champion men’s nationalist team.

The archetypal team, Founders FFC, volition beryllium captained by Brady and Philadelphia Eagles prima backmost Jalen Hurts, portion being coached by the Denver Broncos’ Sean Payton. Then, Wildcats FFC volition diagnostic Washington Commanders young prima Jayden Daniels and savvy Cincinnati Bengals seasoned awesome caller Joe Burrow, who volition beryllium coached by the San Francisco 49ers’ Kyle Shanahan.

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Also, Robert Saleh, who conscionable took implicit for the Tennessee Titans, volition service arsenic a antiaircraft specializer for some teams successful the event.

Making this lawsuit much amusive is the information that Founders FFC and Wildcats FFC volition person a draught connected March 18 to find the 12-man teams. And the afloat subordinate excavation has been released:

Rounding retired the teams volition beryllium world-class athletes and entertainers: Logan Paul, IShowSpeed, and Terrence "Bud" Crawford.

Philadelphia Eagles' Saquon Barkley celebrates aft scoring a touchdown successful the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Dallas Cowboys connected Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, successful Philadelphia.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

The U.S. men’s nationalist squad is 1 that Brady can’t hold to spot vie up adjacent and personal. 

"Having Team USA arsenic the 3rd squad successful the Fanatics Flag Football Classic elevates the already world-class endowment participating successful this tournament," the legendary backmost said successful a statement. "I’m fired up to spot however these teams stack up, and the information that we’ll beryllium playing successful the aforesaid stadium that volition big emblem shot during the Olympics volition amusement the satellite a preview of what’s to travel successful 2028. But I’m not coming backmost to the shot tract to lose. That’s for damn sure."

The men’s nationalist squad is arsenic follows: 

- Aamir Brown: DB/WR/Captain
- Darrell "Housh" Doucette III: QB/ATH
- Isaiah Calhoun: DB/WR
- Nico Casares: QB
- Mike Daniels: DB/WR
- Laval Davis: WR/Rusher
- Tyler Davis: WR/DB
- Velton Brown Jr.: WR/DB
- Ja’Deion High: WR/DB
- Jamie Kennedy: DB/WR
- Shawn Theard Jr.: Rusher/WR
- Laderrick ‘Pablo’ Smith: WR/QB

The Flag Football Classic has besides added 2 members of the Class of 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame — Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald – who volition service arsenic commissioners for the event. 

Tom Brady greets fans anterior to the NFL Super Bowl LX shot crippled betwixt the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, astatine Levi's Stadium connected Feb. 8, 2026 successful Santa Clara, California. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)

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The Flag Football Classic volition aerial unrecorded connected FOX Sports, FOX One and Tubi from 4-8:30 p.m. ET connected March 21, portion Fanatics volition watercourse the lawsuit internationally connected its YouTube channel. Actor and comedian Kevin Hart volition service arsenic the big of the event, with comedian Druski providing commentary alongside him.

The games volition travel modified Olympic-style emblem shot rules, which diagnostic 2 15-minute halves with a moving timepiece connected a 50-by-25-yard field. It volition beryllium 5 against five, with each squad facing each different successful a round-robin format earlier the 2 apical teams beforehand to the championship. 

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