NFL Pro Bowl 2016 Live Stream All-Star Game
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Nobody thought the most controversial game of the NFL season would be the 2016 Pro Bowl, but that's where the globe stands on the matter ahead of Sunday's Team Rice vs. Team Irvin showdown.
Make no mistake, the Pro Bowl is always, at least in a way, controversial. Players missing out on a bid and others receiving bids despite some thinking they are unworthy tend to give it that flair.
This year is different, though, with an historic number of declines from players. While plenty of big names will miss the event, Hall of Fame wide receivers Jerry Rice and Michael Irvin drafted notable rosters in a fantasy football format and will square off in a game that looks like something right out of a fantasy football encounter.
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Make no mistake, the Pro Bowl is always, at least in a way, controversial. Players missing out on a bid and others receiving bids despite some thinking they are unworthy tend to give it that flair.
This year is different, though, with an historic number of declines from players. While plenty of big names will miss the event, Hall of Fame wide receivers Jerry Rice and Michael Irvin drafted notable rosters in a fantasy football format and will square off in a game that looks like something right out of a fantasy football encounter.
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When: Sunday, January 31 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Television: ESPN
The Pro Bowl had to go out of its way to replace a bevy of names thanks to the Super Bowl matchup between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers, not that having to do so is much of a surprise.
The staggering number of declines is, though. ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert provided details about players who took a pass and how it stacks up in historical context:
"As of Tuesday afternoon, the official number of players either voted to the Pro Bowl or added as an alternate had reached 133. That's the highest number in NFL history, according to Elias Sports Bureau research, and well beyond the previous high of 119 set after the 2009 season."
To add to the "wow" factor, even Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy won't take part in the proceedings, though ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the cause of his absence was due to illness.
It's the same trend with Team Rice. Eli Manning would be the veteran quarterback there, but it's his weapons who take the spotlight. Young guys like Odell Beckham Jr., Jarvis Landry, Amari Cooper and T.Y. Hilton are all on the way to superstar status at quite a young age.
At quarterback, Oakland Raiders leader Derek Carr enters Hawaii after a season in which he threw for 3,987 yards and 32 touchdowns. Drafted later was Tyrod Taylor of the Buffalo Bills, who suddenly looks like a franchise quarterback after a season in which he threw for 3,035 yards, ran for 568 more and totaled 24 touchdowns.
