Bears OLB Khalil Mack not participating in Pro Bowl

The Bears will be down one Pro Bowler this week in Orlando as OLB Khalil Mack has bowed out of the Pro Bowl.

The Chicago Bears will be down one Pro Bowler this week as the 2020 NFL Pro Bowl festivities kick off in Orlando.

Outside linebacker Khalil Mack will not participate in the Pro Bowl this week. Mack will be replaced by Packers outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith.

Mack has been voted to the Pro Bowl five straight times, and this will be Smith’s first. Mack also made the Pro Bowl last season, in his Chicago debut, and chose not to participate, as well.

The Bears will have three other players representing them at the Pro Bowl. Safety Eddie Jackson, cornerback Kyle Fuller and kick returner Cordarrelle Patterson will be in Orlando for this week’s festivities.

The Pro Bowl will take place this Sunday, January 26 at 2:00 p.m. CT from Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. You can watch in on ABC, ESPN and Disney XD.

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