Overview
- Brady replied on X with “You know we’re not playing flag gymnastics, right?” after Paul posted a high-flying wrestling clip to showcase in-ring athleticism, and he reiterated that the game will be real competition for anyone on his team.
- In an SI interview, Paul said 99% of NFL athletes would struggle in a WWE ring and taunted Brady by citing the quarterback’s combine numbers and boasting about titles, subscribers and net worth.
- The exchange stems from Brady telling Paul on Impaulsive that WWE feats are “cute” and that NFL athletes operate on another level of competition.
- WWE’s Paul Heyman escalated the buzz by challenging Brady to a live microphone face-off in front of a WWE audience on Netflix.
- The Fanatics Flag Football Classic is set for March 21 in Riyadh with a three-team round-robin featuring coaches Kyle Shanahan, Sean Payton and Pete Carroll, notable players such as Christian McCaffrey, Saquon Barkley and Rob Gronkowski, and broadcast plans on Fox Sports and Tubi, as fans debate whether the feud doubles as marketing.