Category: Pro Bowl

Vikings free agent cornerback wins Pro Bowl Defensive MVP

When it comes to the Vikings, one of their looming free agents made the Pro Bowl and earned an award in the process. 

While the Pro Bowl games have seemingly lost their meaning to players and fans, they are still a benchmark for the NFL calendar. They do bring players together, attract younger fans to watch, and allow them to see more plays by their favorite players.

When it comes to the Vikings, one of their looming free agents made the Pro Bowl and earned an award in the process.

Byron Murphy Jr., who will be a free agent when the new league year starts, made enough plays to earn the Defensive MVP Award at Sunday’s flag football game. Murphy Jr. capped off the NFC’s dominant win with a pick-six, which can be seen below.

 

The Vikings will hopefully be able to bring back Byron Murphy Jr. as he was a major part in helping the team’s defense take the next step they did in 2024.

Trey McBride scores TD in NFC Pro Bowl Games win

McBride had three receptions and a touchdown in his first Pro Bowl experience.

Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride made his first Pro Bowl appearance this season. He participated in the skills competition on Thursday, anchoring an NFC win in “Satisfying Catch.”

After the events were complete, the NFC beat the AFC 76-63, including a 56-50 flag football win. McBride contributed to the win.

He caught three passes for 23 yards and scored a touchdown. The score was a nine-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter from Baker Mayfield. It was the NFC’s final score of the game, giving them a 56-38 lead.

Here is the play.

He enjoyed a leap into the foam pit as his celebration.

It was the first of what is hopefully many Pro Bowl experiences for McBride.

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How to watch the 2025 Pro Bowl Games, TV, channel, live stream

Watch Budda Baker and Trey McBride in the Pro Bowl Games! Here is how to watch or stream them.

The conclusion of the 2025 Pro Bowl Games is Sunday and pits the AFC and NFC all-stars against one another in a game of 7-on-7 flag football.

After the skills competitions on Thursday, the NFC take a 14-7 lead into the championship.

The squads are coached by Peyton and Eli Mannon, Peyton leading the AFC and Eli the NFC.

Safety Budda Baker and tight end Trey McBride, the Arizona Cardinals’ two players in the Pro Bowl Games, will participate.

Will you be watching?

Here is how you can watch.

2025 Pro Bowl Games TV, channel, time, streamimg

  • When: Sunday, Feb. 2
  • Where: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
  • TV channel: ESPN
  • Time: 3 p.m. ET (1 p.m. Arizona time)

You can stream the Pro Bowl Games live on Fubo or ESPN+.

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Two Bucs coaches named to Eli Manning’s Pro Bowl staff

Former Giants quarterback Eli Manning decided to go heavy with the Bucs influence with his Pro Bowl staff picks. 

The Pro Bowl games have become less of a football event in recent years, but the fun remains for the players involved. The addition of competition between brothers Peyton and Eli Manning has also added a new angle to things as they get to pick their own assistant coaches for the event.

Former Giants quarterback Eli Manning decided to go heavy with the Bucs influence with his Pro Bowl staff picks.

The Mannings announced their staff picks, which included Bucs quarterbacks coach Thad Lewis and passing game coordinator and linebackers coach Larry Foote. Lewis will serve as their offensive coordinator, and Foote will be their defensive coordinator.

Lewis and Foote’s presence should help Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield have a better chance of repeating as Pro Bowl MVP.

Lewis’s experience isn’t likely to help his chances, but he has interviewed for the Texans’ vacant offensive coordinator position. The former NFL quarterback played for the Texans in 2014.

 

Budda Baker leads NFC to 2nd-round dodgeball win at Pro Bowl Games

NFC coach Eli Manning named Budda Baker the NFC’s MVP in their second-round dodgeball win.

The 2025 Pro Bowl Games had skills competitions on Thursday and two Arizona Cardinals played an important part of the NFC taking a seven-point lead into the weekend.

After tight end Trey McBride helped the NFC win the “Satisfying Catch” competition to give the conference three points, safety Budda Baker led the NFC to a comeback in dodgeball.

In the first of two rounds of dodgeball, the AFC won, picking up three points. But the NFC came back to get the other three points and finish Thursday with a 14-7 lead over the AFC.

After the second-round win, NFC coach Eli Manning named Baker the team’s MVP.

Baker makes a classic reference to the movie “Dodgeball,” noting “if you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.”

Baker and McBride will participate in flag football game on Sunday to conclude the Pro Bowl games.

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WATCH: Trey McBride wraps up NFC win in pass-catching competition

McBride helped the NFC win three points in the Pro Bowl Games on Thursday.

The Pro Bowl Games began Thursday evening in Orlando with skills competitions. One of them was the “Satisfying Catch” competition, where three players from each conference had to show off their pass-catching skills.

Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride was one of the three NFC participants along with Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson and Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson going against the AFC’s three participants of Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase, Texans cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. and Raiders tight end Brock Bowers.

To win, each trio was timed as to how quickly they could make three one-handed catches, make one catch with mascot gloves on and then make a diving catch. If the diving catch was not made, the player had to do an agility run.

The NFC won with a time of 1:57 and McBride was the last to go. Check out how he did:

None of the players in either conference was able to complete the diving catch.

It was a good showing by McBride and the NFC squad.

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Budda Baker, Trey McBride to participate in Pro Bowl skills competition

Check out which events at the Pro Bowl Games on Thursday will have the Cardinals’ Trey McBride and Budda Baker.

The 2025 Pro Bowl Games will begin Thursday with the player skills competitions. Airing on ESPN and streaming on ESPN+ starting at 7 p.m. ET, the top players in the NFL will compete.

The Arizona Cardinals’ two representatives on the NFC squad are safety Budda Baker and tight end Trey McBride.

Both will be part of the skills competitions.

McBride will compete in the “Satisfying Catches” competition.

One wide receiver, tight end and defensive back from each conference will compete in a challenge obstacle course, including catches from a jugs machine at three different distances, to test every aspect of catching a football. Each teammate will complete the course back-to-back with the lowest combined time winning the challenge. McBride will compete with Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson and Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson for the NFC against the AFC’s trio of Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase, Raiders tight end Brock Bowers and Texans cornerback Derek Stingley Jr.

Baker will be part of the relay race, a simultaneous relay-style event where four players from each conference complete a 40-yard dash before handing a football to the next athlete on their team, continuing until the fourth and final leg crosses the finish line. The conferences will compete in three rounds, with the fastest team winning.

Baker will be part of the final round for the NFC with Giants receiver Malike Nabers, Commanders linebacker Bobby Wagner and Rams linebacker Jared Verse, competing against the AFC’s choice of Browns receiver Jerry Jeudy, Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy, Broncos linebacker Nik Bonitto and Chargers safety Derwin James.

The full list of skills competition on Thursday in the Pro Bowl games are:

  • Passing the Test (quarterback throwing competition)
  • Satisfying Catches
  • The Big Spike (competition of spiking the football)
  • Relay Race
  • Helmet Harmony (knowledge of teammates test)
  • Dodgeball

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Pro Bowl rosters finalized without additional Cardinals players

The NFC replaced two tackles on the Pro Bowl roster but Arizona’s Paris Johnson was not a replacement.

The 2025 Pro Bowl Games begin Thursday in Orlando, FL, with a skills competition. Before that, the league finalized rosters for both the AFC and NFC squads. Several players were added to replace those selected to the Pro Bowl, either because of injury or because their team (the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs) are in the Super Bowl next week.

The Arizona Cardinals already had two players selected to the Pro Bowl. Safety Budda Baker earned his eighth overall selection and seventh straight, while tight end Trey McBride earned his first berth.

Left tackle Paris Johnson and kicker Chad Ryland were alternates, but neither ended up getting selected as a replacement.

Minnesota’s Brian O’Neill was added to the NFC team replacing Philadelphia’s Lane Johnson. Detroit’s Taylor Decker replaces teammate Penei Sewell.

Johnson might not have bene high enough on the alternate list, or he might not have been healthy enough to participate, as he finished the season on injured reserve with a knee injury.

Ryland was not needed because Dallas’ Brandon Aubrey was selected initially and will participate.

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Vikings OT Brian O’Neill named to the 2025 Pro Bowl games

Brian O’Neill is the latest Minnesota Viking to be selected to the 2025 Pro Bowl Games.

Several Minnesota Vikings received recognition after they finished 14-3 in 2024. Six players were voted to the initial 2025 Pro Bowl roster. With Philadelphia Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson playing in the Super Bowl, the Vikings have another player going to the Pro Bowl Games.

Right tackle Brian O’Neill will take Johnson’s place, giving the Vikings seven players total. His 80.8 PFF grade was tied as the 12th-highest among all tackles in 2024, and he was credited with only allowing two sacks.

It’s O’Neill’s first Pro Bowl invitation since being drafted in 2018. He likely would have been joined by fellow tackle Christian Darrisaw had the left tackle not torn his ACL in October.

The Vikings enter a pivotal offseason to improve the interior offensive line. But they can find comfort in knowing that they have a Pro Bowl tackle at right tackle and a blossoming left tackle in Darrisaw.

The Pro Bowl Games begin Thursday, Jan. 30 at 7 PM ET on ESPN and NFL+.

 

Bucs QB Baker Mayfield gets added to Pro Bowl roster as alternate

The Bucs current quarterback, Baker Mayfield, is entering his third year with the team in 2025 and has now earned a second Pro Bowl.

The Bucs don’t have the richest history at the quarterback position, but recent years have given the fans some memorable years. The play they have gotten from their passers, starting with Tom Brady in 2020, kicked off momentum for the team to be on the high it is currently riding.

The Bucs’ current quarterback, Baker Mayfield, will enter his third year with the team in 2025 and has already earned a second Pro Bowl.

He became the first quarterback in Bucs franchise history to make multiple Pro Bowls as a quarterback. While that may be a sad fact, it remains one that shows the team is starting to get much needed structure in terms of team building.

Mayfield passed for career highs in yards (4,200) and touchdowns (42) on his way to leading the Bucs to their fourth straight NFC South division title. He will be joined at the Pro Bowl games by Mike Evans and Tristan Wirfs making the Bucs offense well represented.