LOS ANGELES — Tom Brady will pull on a jersey and step between the lines Saturday for the first time since retiring from the NFL, playing in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic at BMO Stadium. The 48-year-old Raiders minority owner is captaining the Founders squad alongside Jalen Hurts, with kickoff set for 1 p.m. on Fox Sports.

Brady’s return to competitive action comes as he promotes flag football ahead of its debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The event was originally slated for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but was moved after war broke out in the Middle East.

At a news conference Friday, Brady was joined by Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin. The trio, who won six Super Bowls together in New England, posed for pictures. Kraft also watched practice.

Asked what he is most excited about, Brady said: “Throwing touchdown passes. It’s what we do.”

Brady has been in the spotlight all week. He appeared on national TV shows in New York, promoted a JPMorganChase partnership on financial skills for athletes alongside A’ja Wilson, and held a feud with WWE wrestler Logan Paul, who is playing for the opposing team.

At Wednesday’s draft in Beverly Hills, Brady used the first pick to select Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty. “Super productive. Young. He’s technically an employee of mine,” Brady told the crowd. “Deuce, get up here.”

Brady said he has stayed in shape since retiring. “I lift all the weights. I run. I throw a little bit. I’m throwing more in the last three months than I’ve had to,” he said. “To continue to get out there on the field and throw a football and watch it kind of go exactly where you want, I don’t think that feeling gets old.”

Looking ahead to 2028, Brady said he does not plan to play but might coach or help with the game plan. For now, his role with the Raiders, according to owner Mark Davis, is to be in “close collaboration” with general manager John Spytek on football operations.