A who's who of NFL royalty is heading to Saudi Arabia next March to compete in a Flag Football tournament. One of those is Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton .

He will join alongside Las Vegas' Pete Carroll and San Francisco's Kyle Shanahan. On Wednesday, Payton explained his intentions to help expand the scope of NFL football, per Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette.

“It’s significant when it comes to growing our game,” Payton said. The Flag Football tournament will coincide with Riyadh Season, in which a series of cultural events will unfold from October until March.

Fantatics is sponsoring the Flag Football tournament and will be broadcast on Fox Sports on March 16. Additionally, the festivities will be hosted by comedian Kevin Hart.

Payton is in his third season as head

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