NFL Ends Pro Bowl Game, Will Honor 88 Players in Los Angeles
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Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 26
NFL Ends Pro Bowl Game, Will Honor 88 Players in Los Angeles
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 26
Summary
88 players will still be named Pro Bowlers and honored in Los Angeles after the NFL scrapped the game that had existed in some form since 1951.
Peter O’Reilly called it a shift “from the game to the honor,” while Troy Vincent said players do not want competitive play after the playoffs and that the event no longer reflected the sport well.
Several flag football events will still be held around the honors program, extending the league’s move away from traditional tackle competition that began with the 2023 format change.
The decision caps years of declining interest in the Pro Bowl, which had already moved from its longtime Honolulu home and was canceled only once before — in 2021 during the pandemic.