In early 2022 (if not during the 2021 season), the Dolphins were cooking up a plan that entailed coach Sean Payton and quarterback Tom Brady joining forces. (It didn’t go well for the Dolphins.)

Four years later, Brady and Payton will join forces.

Payton, along with Kyle Shanahan of the 49ers and Pete Carroll of the Raiders, will serve as the coaches for the three flag football teams to play in the March tournament in Saudi Arabia. Payton was asked about the development by reporters on Wednesday, and it became clear that — even though Carroll and Brady are colleagues in Las Vegas — Brady will be on Payton’s team in Riyadh.

“I had gotten a text from Tom [Brady], and he was explaining what the tournament was,” Payton said. “I looked at the calendar, it’s a vacation week. I don’t travel mu

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