Fanatics Flag Football Classic Moves to Los Angeles, Announces Additional NFL Stars and Adds Team USA Football, to Create Best-on-Best Flag Football Competition
The event will be held March 21 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, the same venue for flag football at the LA28 Olympic Games
The competition will now feature three 12-player teams; two comprised of current and former NFL stars and other world-class athletes, and one featuring Team USA Football, the country’s best flag football players
The event will be produced by Fanatics Studios and broadcast live on FOX Sports, FOX One and Tubi at 4pm ET / 1pm PT and distributed internationally on the Fanatics YouTube channel
MARCH 9, 2026 (LOS ANGELES) - The Fanatics Flag Football Classic, a groundbreaking global event from Fanatics Studios, the joint venture between Fanatics and OBB Media, Tom Brady and FOX Sports, is being relocated to BMO Stadium in Los Angeles but will keep its original date, Saturday, March 21, 2026. Event organizers announced the change today, as well as an expanded format which includes Team USA Football. The event also notably marks Brady’s first official return to the field since his 2023 retirement.
The newly structured, first of its kind competition includes three 12-player teams: two comprised of an incredible mix of current and former NFL stars and elite global athletes, and the third represented by USA Football’s reigning IFAF Flag Football World Champion U.S. Men’s National Team, setting up a world-class showdown between many of the biggest names in sports and the most accomplished flag players in the world.
Founders FFC will be captained by Tom Brady and Jalen Hurts and coached by Sean Payton. Wildcats FFC will be captained by Jayden Daniels and Joe Burrow and coached by Kyle Shanahan. Robert Saleh will serve as a defensive specialist for both teams. On Wednesday, March 18, Brady/Hurts and Daniels/Burrow will draft their 12-person teams from a pool of 24 current and former NFL stars and athletes – including previously announced players Saquon Barkley, Myles Garrett, Odell Beckham Jr., Rob Gronkowski and Logan Paul. Newly inducted NFL Football Hall of Fame legends Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald will also be on hand for the event, serving as commissioners.
The U.S. Men's National team will be captained by Aamir Brown and Darrell “Housh” Doucette and coached by Jorge Cascudo. With more than 20 million players globally, flag football is the fastest-growing sport in the world. The event moving to BMO Stadium in Los Angeles sets up an even greater connection to the LA28 Olympic Games, where flag football will make its highly anticipated debut at that stadium.
The Fanatics Flag Football Classic will air live on FOX Sports, FOX One and Tubi from 4pm - 8:30pm ET / 1pm - 5:30pm PT. The event will also be streamed internationally on the Fanatics YouTube channel. Actor and comedian Kevin Hart will serve as the host alongside actor and comedian Druski.
The games will follow modified Olympic style flag football rules, featuring two 15-minute halves with a running clock on a 50 x 25-yard field. All three teams will meet in a round-robin tournament with the top two teams advancing to the championship.
The Fanatics Flag Football Classic event will be produced by Fanatics Studios, the groundbreaking joint venture between Fanatics and OBB Media, quickly becoming the premier global studio for sports entertainment, in association with Shadow Lion. The telecast will be handled by FOX Sports.
Tickets for the event will be available for purchase tomorrow, March 10, at 4pm ET / 1pm PT on https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0A0064663102F06C
About Fanatics Studios
Fanatics Studios is a transformative new joint venture by Fanatics, a leading global sports platform, and OBB Media, the award-winning next-gen entertainment studio, creating a global sports and entertainment studio. Built to independently create, finance, produce, and distribute best-in-class content at the intersection of sports and culture, Fanatics Studios will house a slate of projects spanning feature films and documentaries, unscripted and scripted originals, one-of-a-kind live event specials, premium digital series, and more.
Fanatics Studios brings together industry-leading capabilities, resources and relationships from both companies: pairing Fanatics’ unmatched reach and impact as one of the most dynamic companies in sports which boasts a roster of thousands of preeminent athletes and sports partners which span the apparel industry, trading cards and collectibles, sports betting and iGaming, events and more, with OBB’s proven ability to drive culture through storytelling and create award-winning content with the biggest names in entertainment, amassing billions of views.
About FOX Sports
FOX Sports is the umbrella entity representing Fox Corporation’s wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets. Built with brands capable of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, the business has ownership and interests in linear television networks, digital and mobile programming, broadband platforms, multiple web sites, joint-venture businesses and several licensing relationships. FOX Sports includes the sports television arm of the FOX Network; FS1, FS2, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Deportes. FOX Sports’ digital properties include FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports App, which provides live streaming video of FOX Sports content, instant scores, stats and alerts to iOS and Android devices. Also included in FOX Sports’ portfolio are FOX’s interests in joint-venture businesses Big Ten Network and the UFL and a licensing agreement that established the FOX Sports Radio Network.
About USA Football
USA Football is the National Governing Body (NGB) for American Football in the United States and the sole U.S. member of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF), the international governing body for the sport of American football. USA Football selects, trains and leads Team USA Football in tackle and flag football disciplines, while delivering world-class football development resources, sport standards and competitive opportunities to empower athletes at every level. USA Football is committed to ensuring every athlete has access to develop and compete in the game through safer, inclusive and innovative pathways. For more information, visit usafootball.com.