Team USA wins inaugural Fanatics Flag Football Classic
Flag players go 3-0 against teams of current and former NFL players.
Tackle football is very different from flag football. Current and former NFL players found that out on Saturday, against the U. S.
men's national flag football team. Team USA went 3-0 against the pair of hand-picked teams of pro players (with a smattering of non-football players) to win the inaugural Fanatics Flag Football Classic. Darrell "Housh" Doucette III was named the tournament MVP.
The flag football players romped in the round-robin version of the event, beating the Wildcats, 39-16, and the Founders, 43-16. The Wildcats outscored the Founders in the other preliminary game, 34-26, setting up a rematch between the Wildcats and Team USA for the championship. (Tom Brady's team went 0-2 on the day.
) In the final game, the Wildcats kept it close, losing 24-14. Still, it was clear throughout the day that the NFL players lack the knowledge of the flag football rules and the skills necessary to master that specific brand of the game. And the NFL players didn't have much time to prepare.