NFL ends Pro Bowl after 75 years, will still honor roster at season's end
In a news release, the NFL said it plans to "elevate" Pro Bowl selections, with no replacement selections.
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In a news release, the NFL said it plans to "elevate" Pro Bowl selections, with no replacement selections.
The NFL is relocating its Pro Bowl festivities to San Francisco during Super Bowl week this February.
Four members of the San Francisco 49ers were selected to represent the team at the 2025 Pro Bowl, the team announced Thursday.
Brock Purdy was selected to his first Pro Bowl as the starting quarterback for the NFC, one of nine players picked from the San Francisco 49ers.
The San Francisco 49ers will be strongly represented at the 2022 Pro Bowl with five players elected to the squad, the team announced Wednesday.
The bet Richard Sherman placed on himself when he personally negotiated a free-agent contract with the San Francisco 49ers that included significant incentive clauses is paying off in a big way.
Raiders QB Derek Carr completed 11 of 15 passes for 115 yards and connected with Tennessee's Delanie Walker on a skinny post for the winning score in the Pro Bowl.
The resurgence of the Oakland Raiders this season is not only being reflected in the league standings, but also on the Pro Bowl roster.
Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr was added to the Pro Bowl roster as an injury replacement for Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers.
"The first thing I have to do is apologize to the Pro Bowl," John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew. "I thought it was going to be bad. I thought it was embarrassing. And this new format -- I thought they were just making a farce out of the whole thing. And last night was as good a Pro Bowl as they've played in ten years."
Seattle coach Pete Carroll said he won't know Harvin's status for the NFC Championship game against the 49ers until Wednesday or Thursday.
The NFL revealed Friday that the Chiefs and 49ers each had eight players voted into the Pro Bowl, including running backs Jamaal Charles of Kansas City and Frank Gore of San Francisco.
At the end of the Warriors' 140-109 loss to the Rockets Tuesday night, Golden State coach Mark Jackson had his team intentionally foul Rockets players to prevent them from setting an NBA record for three-pointers.
Fixing the Pro Bowl voting system isn't easy. But the league needs to straighten this out and start picking players who deserve it.
After the 2011 season, the AFC defeated the NFC 59-41 in a Pro Bowl notable for little defense and a general lack of effort.
San Francisco had the most players selected, nine, including six from its second-ranked defense.
John Madden told the KCBS morning crew that with a two week gap between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl, it's important to keep the players focused.
The latest Pro Bowl should once and for all prove the need to kill it off. And while you're at it, put a fork in the NHL All-Star Game too.
The AFC used a second-half surge to beat the NFC 59-41 on Sunday in the Pro Bowl.
It took defending champion Novak Djokovic five sets and almost five hours to beat Andy Murray in the Australian Open in Melbourne.
Players are banned from using electronic devices before, during and after regular season and NFL playoff games. But for the Pro Bowl this weekend, the league is setting up computers on the sidelines and encouraging players to tweet.
Pete Carroll has grabbed the top pass-catching tight end on the free agent market, signing away a key member of the Oakland Raiders offense.
"If it was a fight, they'd hold the purses." As a long-time defender of the Pro Bowl and the selection of the league's best players, John says he was embarrassed by Sunday's high-scoring/no-defense game.
The Oakland Raiders have hired former Pro Bowl guard Steve Wisniewski as their assistant offensive line coach.
