The NFL is moving this year's Pro Bowl Games to Super Bowl week, commissioner Roger Goodell announced Wednesday.
The Pro Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area on Tuesday night (Feb. 3) in primetime during the week of Super Bowl LX (Feb. 8). This marks a significant change from Pro Bowls of recent history, which typically took place in late January to early February. The event has also been held in Orlando in the last few years.
The goal is for fans who are traveling for the Super Bowl to be able to join in on the Pro Bowl festivities and star-studded exhibition as well, according to Yahoo Sports' Jori Epstein. Peyton and Eli Manning, who served as coaches for last year's Pro Bowl games, will remain involved, but there will be two new coaches for the AFC and NFC.
This new change could become a permanent one, as the NFL is reportedly planning to schedule the annual Pro Bowl Games during Super Bowl week each year in an effort to grow the audience, according to the Sports Business Journal. It marks the second big change to the Pro Bowl Games in the last three years; the NFL previously decided to replace the Pro Bowl's traditional tackle game with a skills challenge and flag football contest in 2023.
Coverage of the Pro Bowl will begin on ESPN on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 6:30 p.m. ET. The Pro Bowl flag football game will be aired at 8:00 p.m. ET.
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