The weekend started with some basketball versus football action as Dallas Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson and Buffalo Bills TE Dalton Kincaid faced off against college basketball stars Hailey and Hanna Cavinder. The ladies took home the match for team basketball, but we have a feeling the football fellas might be looking for redemption next year…

To kick off Friday’s action, rapper and hip-hop icon Flavor Flav got the crowd going with his very own brand of high-energy pickleball skills that only he could master!

In the Battle of the Backfield, New Orleans Saints RB Jamaal Williams and Los Angeles Rams RB Kyren Williams faced off on the pickleball court to prove who would be RB1. Teaming up with Hall of Fame RB Marshall Faulk, Jamaal’s pickleball prowess proved too much for Kyren and Flavor Flav to handle.

BEWARE OF THE CHEETAH! You never know where you might spot Miami Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill, but he made a surprise special appearance at the Franklin pickleball courts. Safe to say everyone flipped out, especially Tyreek!

To win in the NFL®, you need to compete for all four quarters. To win at Franklin’s Super Bowl Pickleball Event, you just need four competitive quarterbacks. Matt Barkley, Drew Bledsoe, Nick Foles, and Dan Orlovsky wowed the crowd with a dazzling pickleball display worthy of joining the FS Tour!

Former teammates turned into pickleball competitors when Miami Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle took on Washington Commanders RB Brian Robinson. Of course, there is nothing wrong with a little healthy competition to remind everyone that we’re not in ‘Bama anymore!

Over a jam-packed three days in the lead-up to Super Bowl 58, we saw a ton of elite pickleball play from athletes and personalities across the sporting world. We are so glad that we were invited by the NFL® to bring together the football and pickleball communities to celebrate Pickleball at the world's largest sporting event.

If you’re looking to bring your pickleball game to the next level and start playing like the pros, then grab yourself an FS Tour Series pickleball paddle today. And if you’re an NFL super-fan, check out our line of licensed NFL® Team Pickleball Paddles. We can't wait to see everyone out on the court.