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NFL finally calls time on beleaguered Pro Bowl after years of format changes

The Guardian Sport Wednesday 26 August 2026, 23:38 UTC By Agencies 1 min read
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League ends flag football and skills competitionsOnly original 88 selections will earn Pro Bowl statusPlayers to be honored at Super Bowl week in LAThe NFL is ending the Pro Bowl Games after repeated format changes to its annual all-star event. Beginning ⁠with the 2026 season, 88 Pro Bowlers will be selected but the NFL no longer plans to stage an ⁠AFC-NFC game, a ⁠flag-football matchup ​or an accompanying series of competitions. The players chosen will instead be invited to next year’s...

  • League ends flag football and skills competitions

  • Only original 88 selections will earn Pro Bowl status

  • Players to be honored at Super Bowl week in LA

The NFL is ending the Pro Bowl Games after repeated format changes to its annual all-star event.

Beginning ⁠with the 2026 season, 88 Pro Bowlers will be selected but the NFL no longer plans to stage an ⁠AFC-NFC game, a ⁠flag-football matchup ​or an accompanying series of competitions. The players chosen will instead be invited to next year’s Super Bowl site in ⁠Los Angeles for an in-person celebration in February.

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