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Mike Garafolo @MikeGarafolo · 56m One of the concessions from the NFLPA in talks with the NFL: Pro Bowl pay has been eliminated this year, sources say. Players on the winning team were slated to make $74,000, with players on the losing side getting $37,000. That’s almost $5m total set aside. |
That said, the Pro Bowl is silly. Give the honor, but get rid of the game.
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To correct/be clear on the Pro Bowl: The plan is for the players to be compensated for their participation as long as the game is held. It’s just part of the planned deferred compensation that was discussed between the league and the union. Apologies for a lack of clarity here.
It's the Pro Bowl. Sometimes the alternates are more deserving. The real accolade is making the All-Pro team.
That said, the Pro Bowl is silly. Give the honor, but get rid of the game.
Don't even truly need it. They have the All Pro.
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I'm not sure what you think changed in the last 25-30 years, but it isn't the inter-conference schedule. If interest in the game has "cratered" in that time, it's certainly not because fans never saw players from the other conference. We're not talking about 1970's baseball.
Clear memory of collegiate Lance "Bambi" Alworth consistently gliding past NFL defenders :).
The last win by a college team was in the early 60s when they beat the Packers..