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NFL ends Pro Bowl; skills competitions, flag game instead

The American flag is displayed on the field at Hard Rock Stadium before an NFL football game between the Miami Dolphins and the Buffalo Bills, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers hugs Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Tom Brady after an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. The Packers won 14-12. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken) FILE - NFC tight end George Kittle, right, of the San Francisco 49ers, catches a pass in front of AFC outside linebacker Harold Landry, left, of the Tennessee Titans, during the first half of the Pro Bowl NFL football game, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Las Vegas. The NFL is replacing the Pro Bowl with weeklong skills competitions and a flag football game. The new event will be renamed “The Pro Bowl Games” and will feature AFC and NFC players showcasing their football and non-football skills in challenges over several days. (AP Photo/David Becker, File) FILE - AFC kicker Justin Tucker of the Baltimore Ravens, right, makes a point-after as AFC punter AJ Cole (6), of the Las Vegas Raiders, holds during the first half of the Pro Bowl NFL football game against the NFC, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Las Vegas. The NFL is replacing the Pro Bowl with weeklong skills competitions and a flag football game. The new event will be renamed “The Pro Bowl Games” and will feature AFC and NFC players showcasing their football and non-football skills in challenges over several days. (AP Photo/David Becker, File) FILE - Former Indianapolis Colts player Peyton Manning holds up his Pro Football Hall of Fame commemorative ring during an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, in Indianapolis. The NFL is replacing the Pro Bowl with weeklong skills competitions and a flag football game. The new event will be renamed “The Pro Bowl Games” and will feature AFC and NFC players showcasing their football and non-football skills in challenges over several days. Manning and his Omaha Productions company will help shape programming and promote the event’s content throughout the week. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) FILE - AFC quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15), of the Kansas City Chiefs passes against the NFC during the first half of the Pro Bowl NFL football game, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Las Vegas. The NFL is replacing the Pro Bowl with weeklong skills competitions and a flag football game. The new event will be renamed “The Pro Bowl Games” and will feature AFC and NFC players showcasing their football and non-football skills in challenges over several days. (AP Photo/David Becker, File )