Team USA Stars Reveal What It Would Take for NFL Players to Master Flag Football

“I Understand His Heart”: Derek Carr Empathizes With Tom Brady’s Frustration at The Fanatics Flag Football Classic

Tom Brady’s team did not win the Fanatics Flag Football Classic. In fact, they got thoroughly handled first 43-16 by Team USA, then 34-26 by the other NFL-laden roster. He was even caught on a hot mic during the game, opening up about his frustrations with the sport. And Derek Carr understands exactly where he’s coming from.  It was clear pretty quickly at the Fanatics event that the NFL players were out of their depth against Team USA’s flag fo…

Team USA Stars Reveal What It Would Take for NFL Players to Master Flag Football

A minute before halftime of the inaugural Fanatics Flag Football Classic last weekend, Team USA’s Velton Brown Jr. caught a pass just past midfield. He surveyed the open field around him and scanned the defense. Then he accelerated. As Team Wildcats' Luke Kuechly tried to pull one of his flags from behind, Brown contorted his body mid-sprint to make the Hall of Fame linebacker miss. When veteran NFL receiver DeAndre Hopkins lunged toward him by …