The football world was sent into a whirlwind when Adam Schefter posted on Twitter/X on Monday evening, beginning with the words, "Tom Brady is coming out of retirement."
Though not the surprise fans initially thought, they were pleased to see that some of their favorites will soon team up with Brady in a future flag football tournament, including former Penn State football running bak Saquon Barkley.
Tom Brady is coming out of retirement, sort of, to join Saquon Barkley, Christian McCaffrey, CeeDee Lamb, Maxx Crosby, Rob Gronkowski, Sauce Gardner Myles Garrett and others for the Fanatics Flag Football Classic - a competitive flag football tournament taking place during Riyadh…
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 15, 2025
The widely regarded greatest quarterback of all time will suit up for the first time in flag football for the inaugural Fanatics Flag Football Classic.