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NFL-backed flag football event averaged approx. 650K viewers

By Thomson Reuters Mar 25, 2026 | 4:23 PM

The Fanatics Flag Football Classic didn’t exactly resonate with the masses this ​past weekend, as ‌it drew an average television audience of 641,000 on Fox for the round-robin competition.

The title ‌game ​didn’t draw ⁠much better, averaging ⁠649,000, per FrontOfficeSports.com.

It likely did itself no favors, however, by going up against ​the second round of the men’s NCAA Tournament ⁠and the first ⁠round of the ​women’s tourney.

Seven-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback ​Tom Brady joined current NFL ‌stars Davante Adams and Saquon Barkley, among others, in competing in the event ⁠that hastily was shifted from Saudi Arabia to BMO Stadium in ⁠Los ‌Angeles due to ⁠unrest in the ​Middle ‌East.

The NFL is attempting ​to throw ⁠its weight behind the sport ahead of its Olympic debut in the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games.

–Field ​Level Media