The NFL announced today that the 2021 Pro Bowl will be played at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada — the new home of the Raiders. Las Vegas missed out on hosting the 2020 NFL Draft due to the coronavirus pandemic, now they’ll be awarded the 2021 Pro Bowl instead.
The Pro Bowl is marketed as the ultimate celebration of the National Football League. It’ll feature a number of activities during the course of the week throughout the Las Vegas area. The NFL FLAG Championship games will be played there. AFC and NFC team practices will take place ahead of the Pro Bowl. For the fifth consecutive year, they’ll have the Pro Bowl Skills Showdown, where some of the NFL’s biggest stars compete in various trials to prove their skills.
This year the Pro Bowl will also support charity events that directly benefit the local Las Vegas community.
The biggest NFL stars are coming to Vegas.
The 2021 Pro Bowl presented by Verizon is heading to Las Vegas!
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“We look forward to partnering with the Raiders and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to bring the excitement of Pro Bowl week to our Las Vegas fans and community for the first time,” EVP of Club Business and League Events, Peter O’Reilly said in the NFL’s press release. “We thank the city of Orlando for its outstanding partnership in helping us to grow and evolve the Pro Bowl over the last four years. To our partners at Florida Citrus Sports, Camping World Stadium, ESPN Wide World of Sports, and Visit Orlando, we appreciate your tremendous efforts over the years and look forward to creating more memorable moments together in the future.”
The Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, Jan. 31 airing on ESPN, ABC and ESPN Deportes. The Chiefs intend to play in Super Bowl LV, which takes place the following week on Feb. 7, in Tampa Bay, Florida.
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