The National Football League announced its Pro Bowl festivities in Las Vegas that will replace the annual game next February.
There are 10 total Pro Bowl events, with five on February 2 and the other five three days later, a week before Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, Arizona.
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A general view of the Pro Bowl logo on the field at Camping World Stadium before the start of the 2018 Pro Bowl game between the AFC team and the NFC team on January 28, 2018 in Orlando, Florida.
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Day one will consist of both a precision passing contest and a best catching contest, but that’s not where the fun begins.
There will also be a dodgeball tournament – the first round will be the AFC offense against their defense, as well as the NFC offensive and defensive players. The winners will meet in the final. Four players from each conference will also take their golf clubs for a long-drive competition.
There will also be a «Lightning Round» consisting of three contests in it alone. The first is a water balloon toss, followed by catching punts from a JUGS machine. The final part of the challenge is called «Thrill of the Spill», where players from each conference will aim for targets attached to a bucket that hangs over the opposite conference’s coach: the first team to dump the bucket on the other coach wins.
AFC quarterback Patrick Mahomes throws during the NFL Pro Bowl at Camping World Stadium in Orlando on Sunday, January 27, 2019.
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Aside from the 7-on-7 flag football games on Sunday, the best-catch contest will end on Sunday. There are also two separate skills competitions, similar to the skills competition during NBA All-Star weekend, which will include tire races, block sleds, and other drill-like events. Conference punters and long snappers will also complete in a game of «Kick Tac Toe.»
The NFL announced in September that it would eliminate a Pro Bowl game and instead move to more backyard events.
«The Pro Bowl is something we’ve been looking at for a while, it’s really continuing to evolve,» NFL executive Peter O’Reilly told The Associated Press at the time. «Coming off of last year’s game, we really made the decision based on a lot of internal conversations, getting feedback from GMs and coaches, getting a lot of player feedback. We think there’s a real opportunity to do something completely different here and walk away from the traditional game of football, we decided the goal is to celebrate 88 of the biggest stars in the NFL in a really positive, fun and competitive way.
«The very direct feedback from guys who had been in the Pro Bowl recently was to keep building the week, make sure you have that multi-day element. It was overwhelmingly positive from both the players and the clubs.»
Justin Jefferson #18 of the Minnesota Vikings and NFC reacts in the first quarter of the 2022 NFL Pro Bowl against the AFC at Allegiant Stadium on February 6, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The Pro Bowl game featured the best players from both conferences going head-to-head in a final All-Star event to cap the season. The Pro Bowl debuted in 1951 and has been played in Los Angeles, Hawaii, Miami, Phoenix, Orlando, and Las Vegas.
Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.