Tom Brady headlines a star-studded Saudi flag football event, joining Kyle Shanahan and Christian McCaffrey for the Fanatics Flag Football Classic in Riyadh. A parade of NFL names—Gronkowski, Barkley, Lamb, Gardner, Garrett, Crosby, Hill, Beckham Jr.—is slated, with Pete Carroll and Sean Payton coaching. The three-team round robin signals a growing, celebrity-driven off-season trend that blends branding with the evolving flag-football movement ahead of the 2028 Olympics.

The buzz is less about NFL strategy and more about star power, sponsorship pull, and potential cross-promotional windfalls. Fantasy and betting minds should watch how this spectacle shapes marketability, draft narratives, and future off-season opportunities, even as real NFL action remains distant.

Kyle Juszczyk enters concussion protocol and won’t play the 49ers’ home opener vs. Arizona, thinning a core blocking and passing-game role.

Jauan Jennings is day-to-day with shoulder and ankle injuries, likely limited or out Week 3.

Bartch is out with a high-ankle sprain, pushing rookie Connor Colby into left guard and hinting at a longer-term role if he keeps it up.

The Saints game saw 21 personnel fall to 13.2%, signaling a faster, more versatile attack against a Cardinals secondary led by Will Johnson.