Former NFL great Tom Brady appeared on “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” to discuss the upcoming Fanatics Flag Football Classic, scheduled to feature Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow.
And Brady had a message for Burrow and fellow NFL quarterback Jayden Daniels of the Washington Commanders, who, like Burrow, won a Heisman Trophy for the LSU Tigers.
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“Now I get to go out on the field on Saturday in L.A. … and I get to compete again,” Brady told Fallon. “Been in the booth watching these young guys play. Now I get to go out there and try to kick their butt once again and remind them who the boss is.”
“I texted Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels,” Brady continued. “They’re the opposing quarterbacks. I said, ‘You know, I love beating Heisman Trophy winners.’ I was the 199th pick, and I always took dead aim at the guys who were picked way ahead of me. They said, ‘Talk that you-know-what. Bring it on.'”
Founders FFC will be captained by Brady and Jalen Hurts and coached by Sean Payton. Wildcats FFC will be captained by Burrow and Daniels and coached by Kyle Shanahan.
Brady/Hurts and Daniels/Burrow are drafting 12-person teams from a pool of 24 current and former NFL stars and athletes. Previously announced players include Saquon Barkley, Myles Garrett, Odell Beckham Jr., Rob Gronkowski and Logan Paul.
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The Fanatics Flag Football Classic is scheduled to air live on FOX Sports, FOX One and Tubi from 4-8:30 p.m. Eastern.
The games will follow modified Olympic style flag football rules, featuring two 15-minute halves with a running clock on a 50×25-yard field.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Tom Brady sends message to Joe Burrow before flag football game
