Overview

• Dave Portnoy said on FS1’s Wake Up Barstool that Tom Brady was paid $75 million to play in the March 2026 Fanatics Flag Football Classic in Riyadh.
• Brady mocked the figure on X and rejected the report, asking if people were just picking numbers out of a hat.
• Portnoy reiterated that $75 million was the number he was told and invited Brady to discuss it on the show.
• A person with knowledge told the Las Vegas Review-Journal the $75 million figure is inaccurate, and no compensation details have been confirmed publicly.
• The event is slated for March 21 at Kingdom Arena with backing from Fanatics, Fox Sports, OBB Media and Saudi GEA chief Turki Alalshikh, featuring stars including Saquon Barkley, CeeDee Lamb, Christian McCaffrey, Sauce Gardner, Myles Garrett, Maxx Crosby, Tyreek Hill, Rob Gronkowski and Odell Beckham Jr., with Pete Carroll, Sean Payton and Kyle Shanahan coaching.