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.

Philadelphia extended its perfect start to 2025 by surviving Arrowhead in a game where fresh questions about the offense linger but the defense and special teams delivered the win. Vic Fangio’s blitz-heavy approach thwarted Patrick Mahomes repeatedly, and the Eagles leaned on a resilient rookie in Mukuba, plus a clutch kicking performance from Jake Elliott, to pull out a 2-0 mark.

The defense sparked the victory with interior pressure and timely takeaways, while Jalen Hurts managed the game and the run game kept the clock moving. DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown provided steady, if not sensational, receiving work, and the run-defense anchored by Carter and Davis helped stifle KC in a tight, three-point finish. Offense remains a work in progress, drawing OC Patullo’s play-design under scrutiny as Philly adapts to elite, blitzing pressure.