🔥 HOT NEWS: Jaxon Smith-Njigba Wants Tom Brady Back on the Field—and Not Where You’d Expect ⚡.DH

The question was supposed to be light. Hypothetical. Almost playful.

Instead, it landed like a spark.

During Super Bowl LX media availability, Seattle Seahawks star receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba was asked whether he’d want to play flag football at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. His answer came instantly. Yes.

Then came the follow-up: who would you want as a teammate?

Smith-Njigba didn’t hesitate long. He shouted out his Ohio State roots, name-checking Garrett Wilson and joking that he’d happily build an entire Buckeyes roster. It felt familiar. Comfortable.

Then he pivoted.

“I think Tom Brady,” he said. “Him coming back maybe. That would be awesome.”

The room reacted—not loudly, but noticeably.

Because Brady isn’t just a retired quarterback. He’s the retired quarterback. The one whose exit felt final. Whose legacy already reads complete. And yet, the idea didn’t sound absurd. Not anymore.

Flag football is coming to the Olympics in 2028, and the NFL is still adjusting to what that means. For younger players, it’s opportunity. Visibility.

A global stage. For someone like Brady, it’s something stranger—a return without the violence, without the grind, without the cost that finally pushed him away.

And quietly, the pieces are already moving.

Brady is set to return to competition this March, participating in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic in Saudi Arabia.

It’s a small step back onto the field, but it matters. He’s not just endorsing the sport—he’s playing it. Alongside current NFL stars. In front of a global audience.

Brady himself acknowledged the Olympic angle months ago.

“With the Olympics coming up in 2028,” he said, “I didn’t want to miss out on being a part of it.”

That line reads differently now.

Smith-Njigba’s comment didn’t come from nostalgia. It came from awareness. From understanding that flag football isn’t about brute force—it’s about timing, touch, vision. The very things Brady mastered longer than anyone else.

Rob Gronkowski has already admitted Brady tried to recruit him for the Saudi event. That detail matters. It suggests something more than a one-off appearance. It suggests curiosity. Momentum. Maybe even intent.

What makes the moment unsettling is context.

Smith-Njigba will face the New England Patriots this Sunday in Super Bowl LX—a franchise defined by Brady’s shadow.

Asking for Brady as an Olympic teammate while preparing to play against his former team feels almost symbolic. As if the past keeps bleeding into the present, refusing to fully settle.

The Olympics are still two years away. No commitments have been made. No announcements are coming.

But the question has been asked.

Could Tom Brady—seven-time Super Bowl champion, broadcaster, owner, icon—add Olympic athlete to his résumé?

A year ago, it would’ve sounded ridiculous. Today, it sounds… plausible.

Smith-Njigba didn’t pitch a plan. He didn’t speculate wildly. He simply named the one player who still bends reality around him, even in retirement.

Sometimes that’s all it takes.

The NFL thought the Brady chapter was closed. Flag football may have quietly cracked it back open.

And now, the idea is out there—floating, unresolved, impossible to fully dismiss.