NFL icon Tom Brady announced he was coming out of retirement to play in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic in Saudi Arabia in March 2026. Brady, regarded as one of the greatest players in NFL history, will be the biggest attraction at the tournament, elevating flag football's global appeal.However, Barstool founder Dave Portnoy alleged that the former quarterback was being paid $75 million to participate in the tournament. On Monday's episode of FS1's "Wake Up Barstool," Portnoy took a shot at Brady's involvement in the tournament."$75 million he got paid to do this,” Portnoy said. “The fastest growing game in the world, flag football. Question obviously is, how much for each of you?”Brady fired back at the Barstool owner, saying Portnoy was picking numbers out of a hat."Are we just picking numbers out of a hat and reporting them?" he questioned on X. "While we’re breaking news... Elvis is doing the halftime show, and Babe Ruth is gonna sign some autographs for fans. Also, I heard Dave prefers floppy pizza. Who cares about facts right? 😂"Tom Brady's flag football tournament in Saudi Arabia hit by NFL restrictionsWhile Tom Brady is the biggest name from the NFL participating in the tournament in March, he will be joined by several high-profile players like Rob Gronkowski, Saquon Barkley, CeeDee Lamb, Christian McCaffrey, Maxx Crosby, Myles Garrett and Sauce Gardner.The tournament also promised NFL-like insurance protections. However, the NFL issued a memo to the 32 franchises reminding them that it won't provide protection under the Collective Bargaining Agreement."This Event is not an NFL-sanctioned event, and the league has no role in the organization or production of the game," the memo read. "Any injury sustained while participating in the Event will be considered a Non-Football Injury."The memo has put a dark cloud over the participation of current NFL stars in the tournament, as the players won't have any protection from the league if they get injured.