Tom Brady shines in return to football field despite losses at Fanatics Flag Football Classic

Even 3 years removed from the game, Tom Brady looks similar helium could driblet backmost and sling the pigskin for an NFL team.

Brady highlighted the first-ever Fanatics Flag Football Classic connected Saturday astatine BMO Stadium successful Los Angeles, and not conscionable due to the fact that helium was backmost connected a shot tract for the archetypal clip since helium officially retired.

The 48-year-old was throwing darts.

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Tom Brady of the Founders FFC warms up earlier the Fanatics Flag Football Classic astatine BMO Stadium connected March 21, 2026 successful Los Angeles, California. (Michael Owens/Getty Images for OBB Media - FANATICS STUDIOS)

Brady, surrounded by existent and erstwhile NFL players, arsenic good arsenic the U.S. nationalist emblem shot squad, threw for 85 full yards connected the tiny tract with 2 touchdowns implicit his 2 games played successful the inaugural event.

Brady’s co-captain, Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LIX MVP Jalen Hurts, started for their Founders FFC crew, throwing for 224 yards with 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Brady came successful aft Hurts, and it was similar aged times arsenic helium was throwing each implicit the field.

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Of course, Brady couldn’t spell without uncovering his trusty choky end, Rob Gronkowski, who secured a two-point conversion aft a touchdown. Gronkowski, though, went retired aboriginal successful the contention owed to a hamstring injury.

While Brady performed well, his squad was blown retired by Team USA Football, 43-16, successful that game. Brady and Founders FFC would person a accidental astatine revenge successful the title game, but the U.S. team, which knew precisely however to instrumentality vantage with emblem shot rules, bushed them again, 24-14.

Brady’s competitory borderline was successful afloat bloom, saying "my bosom is truly hurting close now," betwixt his losses.

Tom Brady of the Founders FFC avoids a sack by Shawn Theard Jr. #19 of the US Men's Flag Football Team during the Fanatics Flag Football Classic astatine BMO Stadium connected March 21, 2026 successful Los Angeles, California. (Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images for for OBB Media - FANATICS STUDIOS)

But helium said earlier the contests that helium felt "great" astir stepping connected the tract and moving immoderate plays earlier the large games connected Saturday.

"Fortunately, arsenic an athlete, your assemblage is your plus implicit a play of clip and you larn however to instrumentality attraction of it," Brady said during signifier this week. "Even erstwhile you retire, I felt similar I inactive wanted to bash the aforesaid things aft shot erstwhile I was playing. I inactive privation to beryllium active. I privation to beryllium outside. I privation to proceed to unrecorded a healthy, progressive lifestyle."

For those reasoning Brady could instrumentality implicit astatine backmost for an NFL squad, helium has shown nary privation to locomotion backmost his status for the 2nd clip successful his aboriginal Hall of Fame career.

Brady is simply a number proprietor of the Las Vegas Raiders, which has played a ample relation successful precluding a return. He is invested successful seeing the rebuild of the team. At the aforesaid time, helium has enjoyed being portion of the FOX Sports broadcast squad during the NFL play alongside Kevin Burkhardt.

Tom Brady of the Founders FFC warms up earlier the Fanatics Flag Football Classic astatine BMO Stadium connected March 21, 2026 successful Los Angeles, California. (Michael Owens/Getty Images for OBB Media - FANATICS STUDIOS)

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But who knows erstwhile 2028 rolls astir what Brady whitethorn beryllium doing, erstwhile emblem shot joins the database of the Summer Games successful Los Angeles? Team USA, though, proved connected Saturday conscionable however antithetic this benignant of shot tin be, adjacent for existent NFL stars.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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