A month after the 2025 NFL season had come to an end, Tom Brady will gear up to play the first competitive football game since he retired in 2023. The seven-time Super Bowl champion left the league after losing to the Dallas Cowboys in that year’s wild-card round.

On Monday, insider Adam Schefter shared the news that Brady was “coming out of retirement” to participate in an inaugural flag football tournament, where other stars such as Saquon Barkley, Christian McCaffrey and Brady’s former teammate, Rob Gronkowski, will also showcase their talents.

TB12 will collaborate with Fanatics, Fox Sports and OBB Media for the Fanatics Flag Football Classic in Saudi Arabia in March 2026. The tournament will reportedly have the Olympic-style flag football rules, meaning it’ll be played on a 50-yard

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