"On top of the conflict of interest that comes with being both a part-owner of the Las Vegas Raiders and a Fox commentator, and in between his duties as " guy who says fuck and denigrates Birmingham City, the soccer club he co-owns," Brady has now signed up to do some good old fashioned sportswashing. On Monday, Brady announced that he will return to the football field for the, ugh, Fanatics Flag Football Classic, a three-team tournament set to be held in March of 2026"
"Joining him in the announcement was Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, whose stated mission is to promote and grow the country's entertainment sector, while its unstated mission is to make everyone associate Saudi Arabia with the pinnacle of sports and not with a whole lot of human rights abuses. So far, it appears that the GEA has been mostly successful,"
Tom Brady agreed to play in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic, a three-team tournament scheduled for March 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The announcement occurred during a Raiders game and featured Turki Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority. The GEA aims to promote the country's entertainment sector while using major sports partnerships to shift global perception away from human rights concerns. The event will feature teams coached by Pete Carroll, Sean Payton, and Kyle Shanahan and include prominent NFL players such as Saquon Barkley, Rob Gronkowski, CeeDee Lamb, Christian McCaffrey, Sauce Gardner, and others.
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