Tom Brady‘s return to the football field will take place on U.S. soil.
Right here in Los Angeles, to be specific.
The Fanatics Flag Football Classic, featuring Brady and a slew of other NFL stars and athletes, will take place March 21 at BMO Stadium, the venue that is also slated to host flag football during the 2028 Summer Olympics.
The event was originally scheduled to take place on the same date, but at a location more than 8,000 miles away at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia.
No official reason for the relocation has been given, although the move was made amid increased tensions in the Middle East after the United States and Israel began military strikes against Iran this month. Last week, Iran used two drones to strike the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital metropolis.
The event will function three 12-player groups. Brady, the retired seven-time Super Bowl champion and minority proprietor of the Las Vegas Raiders, and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts will co-captain the Founders FFC group, which will probably be coached by Denver Broncos’ Sean Payton.
A second group, Wildcats FFC, will probably be co-captained by Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, with San Francisco 49ers’ Kyle Shanahan teaching. During a March 18 draft, the 2 groups will probably be constructed from a pool of athletes that embody Philadelphia Eagles working again Saquon Barkley, Cleveland Browns defensive finish Myles Garrett, former Rams receiver Odell Beckham Jr., four-time Super Bowl-winning tight finish Rob Gronkowski and WWE star Logan Paul.
The third group in the event is the U.S. nationwide flag football group, the reigning IFAF flag football world champion coached by Jorge Cascudo and captained by Aamir Brown and Darrell “Housh” Doucette.