Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has not only been named to the 2020 NFL Pro Bowl roster but has also been selected to represent to the NFC squad in this year’s Pro Bowl Skills Showdown.
The two 10-player Skills Showdown teams will feature quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, defensive linemen, linebackers and defensive backs.
Wilson will join Green Bay’s Davante Adams, Tampa Bay’s Shaquill Barrett, Minnesota’s Dalvin Cook, Minnesota’s Kirk Cousins, Chicago’s Eddie Jackson, New Orleans’ Cameron Jordan, Chicago’s Cordarrelle Patterson, Detroit’s Darius Slay, and Dallas’ Jaylon Smith in competing for the NFC.
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📺: 2020 #ProBowlSkills Showdown | Thursday 9pm ET on ESPN
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The Skills Showdown will be comprised of the following events:
- Precision Passing presented by Skittles
- Gridiron Gauntlet presented by Castrol EDGE
- Best Hands presented by Intuit
- Thread the Needle presented by Panini
- Epic Pro Bowl Dodgeball presented by Old Spice
The Skills Showdown competition will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at ESPN Wide World of Sports but will not be televised until the following day – Thursday, Jan. 23 – on ESPN at 6:00 p.m. PT.
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