Unlike some of the prominent midfielders who have gone through the PRO Bowl games due to injury or other causes, Centuti Benglis Qurtbbeck Joe Boro His first Pro Bowl will make Thursday night in the Orlando skills competition, Florida.
The American Football Association leader was voted on this season twice before, but he refused, reflecting one of the problems faced by the Pro Bowl Games organizers every year. It was particularly difficult to persuade the star of Qurtubbere. the Baltimore Raven’s‘ Lamar Jackson and Boufalo invoices‘ Josh Allen (Hand injury) will not participate this year after deep watershes. the Houston Texas‘ CJ Stroud She refused to fill as a substitute, and Denver Bronco‘ Bo Nix According to what was reported due to a back injury.
AFC team players other than the hole are New England Patriot‘ Drake May (Jackson replacement) and Pittsburgh Stelors‘ Russell Wilson (Allen replacement). NFC midfielders are Minnesota Vikings‘ Sam Darnoldthe Detroit Lyons‘ Jared Gouf and Tamba Bay Boukanrerez‘ Baker Migifeld (replacing Washington leaders‘ Jayden Daniels).
Bowler Five times JJ Watt, which retired after the 2022 season, Published on Tuesday on x: “When you get 5 deep alternatives, just call it the sharing bowl.”
But while the American Football Association begins the third year of Pro Bowl games -It seems that his renovated future around the globe-is more certain than it was years ago, with a fan-the player-a high and stable interest, according to the American Football Association.
Skills display at 7 pm Easter at ESPN, while the flag game ranges at 3 pm on Sunday on ESPN, ABC and ESPN+.
“Perhaps there were people who were skeptical, [asking] “Can you fill a stadium for the science ball match?
Since the beginning of the coordination of science in 2023, the average attendance was 57,020.
O’Reilly emphasized the focus on entertainment and personal in the current coordination, as the players are no longer wearing helmets and playing for the crowd.
The 2023 event in Las Vegas got Orlando officials interested in hosting the game again as they had four previous times in coordination of treatment. Tourism officials in the region decided to give bidding in the game a priority for 2024. Now, they will host it for the second year in a row.
“We entered and saw this crowd, which was there in Algiant [Stadium] “Thus, next year, we returned here and the energy on the stadium was great. It was a continuous programming. There were children and families everywhere. There is always activity,” said Steve Hogan, CEO of Citrus Sports, an organization promoting sports tourism in the region. Constant motivation.
“I was not happier.”
Casandra Matej, CEO of Visit Orlando, is distinguished by the local effect of Pro Bowl as embarrassing.
“We are home to many major events, the main agreements and the main visit, as they are the first entertainment destination in the United States,” she said. “But this is all important, and it really helps our economy. Given some statistics, [the Pro Bowl] It is about $ 45 million of the economic impact of our society. “
TV classifications have decreased in recent years-realistic events in all stars facing all professional sports-but the league officials are happy with the numbers of viewers. With 5.8 million viewers last year, the Pro BowL games multiplied almost three times in the average categories of the Stanley Cup 2024 (2.1 million).
One of the things that has strengthened the confidence of the US Football Association in the long run is the reactions it received from the players. Eryly said that the league annually markes the players after participating in the Pro Bowl, and their number has increased, which expresses the experience sharply.
“Their reactions compared to the treatment coordination increased significantly when we went to this coordination,” he said. “Then it rose again last year. This is in the middle of the 1990s in terms of contentment from events.”
This may lead to a better demand among players.
Orili believed that this year Pro Bowl was on the right path to achieve a record for the lowest number of alternative players since the league began to track this information, but the situation is always liquid. The upcoming Super Bowl is always a blow to the Pro Bowl list, with 11 joint players from The Chiefs and Eagles are not available to participate.
In the past years, hesitation about the risk of injury while playing football eventually hurts the product in two ways. It is clear that some players were hesitant to play because they may maintain an injury. But even for those who played, he left the level of competition a lot that is desirable because players do not want to engage in a lot of fitness.
However, playing players allowed players to be more competitive and make this event linked to a generation of children who play science at unprecedented rates – a great priority for the American Football Association heading to the Olympic Games 2028, which will include football for the first time.
“We met with the players, and we have resolved to stay away from the treated football game and create something that has already completed a number of things.” “At the heart of this, some of the best players in the American Football Association celebrate, and they do so in a way that suits them and has the right and enjoyable feeling.”
