NFL Stars to Compete in Inaugural Fanatics Flag Football Classic

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NFL Stars to Compete in Inaugural Fanatics Flag Football Classic
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The Fanatics Flag Football Classic, featuring NFL stars like Tom Brady, Jalen Hurts, Joe Burrow, and Jayden Daniels as quarterbacks, is set to debut on FOX. The event will also include head coaches Sean Payton and Kyle Shanahan, and commissioners Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald. The tournament, hosted by Kevin Hart and Druski, will feature a round-robin format with the US men's national flag football team and will be broadcasted internationally.

NFL stars and entertainers are hitting the field to compete in the inaugural Fanatics Flag Football Classic airing on FOX . NFL legend Tom Brady , Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts , Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow and Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels will serve as the quarterbacks for two of the teams in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic.

A pool of players will be drafted by either Brady and Hurts’ Founder FCC or Burrow and Daniels’ Wildcats FCC on Wednesday, which is three days before the game. Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton will coach Founders FFC and San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan will coach Wildcats FFC. And Tennessee Titans head coach Robert Saleh will be the defensive specialist for both teams. RELATED: NFL considering expanding Thanksgiving games with this lineupNFL legends Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald, who were both just voted for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, will be commissioners for the game, with actor and comedian Kevin Hart serving as the host of the event along with fellow actor and comedian Druski.Two teams, plus the United States’ men’s national flag football team, are going to compete in a round-robin tournament in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, which is also the venue where flag football debuts for the 2028 Olympics.Here’s what you need to know about Fanatics Flag Football Classic.The Fanatics Flag Football Classic will air live on FOX, FOX One and Tubi at 4 p.m. ET on March 21, and the game will also be streamed internationally on the Fanatics YouTube channel. Tom Brady sat down for a recent interview with FOX to discuss the upcoming Fanatics Flag Football Classic. "Everybody wanted to play. And I think everyone wants to kind of see where they're at in terms of this game. It's been kind of a focus of the Pro Bowl games over the years, but this game is gonna be a lot different. It's gonna be way more competitive.""Guys really kind of want to feel it out because I think a lot of these guys that are playing in this game want to go for the gold in a couple years," Brady continued. "So to test their skillset, to see where they are at, to understand the differences in the competitive game of football that so many of the pros have played, but now, okay, you're going to a different, a little bit of a different sport, a little different format. But we're gonna see who really matches up."A number of past and present NFL players have been announced as competitors in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic. Here's the full roster for the United States' men's national flag football team that will compete in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic.The Fanatics Flag Football Classic will be played with the same rules as flag football is played for the 2028 Summer Olympics. According to FOX Sports, the game will consist of two 15-minute halves with a running clock on a 50x25 yard field. Each team is only allowed five players on the field at a time. The three teams are competing in a round-robin tournament and once those games are played, the top two teams advance to the championship game.

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