The NFL has announced the participants for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games Skills Show that will take place on Thursday night. Each challenge will help decide who will win the two-day challenge between the AFC and the NFC.
Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase and Trey Hendrickson are scheduled to compete in three of the five events in Thursday's Pro Bowl Skills Show.
The second half of Pro Bowl Games does include a football game, but it is no longer a game of tackle football. Now it’s a 7-on-7 flag football game, punctuated by four more skills competitions: EA Sports Madden NFL 25 Challenge, Punt Perfect, The Great Football Race and Tug-of-War.
The NFL announced on Wednesday the players participating in each of the on-field and off-field skills competitions that make up the 2025 Pro Bowl Games taking place Thursday and Sunday in Orlando, Fla.
Former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning will coach the AFC team, while his brother, former New York Giants QB Eli, will oversee the NFC side.
Fullback — x-Patrick Ricard, Baltimore. Wide Receiver — x-Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati; x-Jerry Jeudy, Cleveland; Nico Collins, Houston; y-Zay Flowers, Baltimore; Brian Thomas Jr., Jacksonville.
New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye will get his first taste of the NFL's Pro Bowl Games on Thursday night.
Two other players with Alabama football roots were chosen for the Pro Bowl Games but are not participating – Philadelphia Eagles guard Landon Dickerson (Alabama) and Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry (Alabama).