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Pro Bowl fun:
The Bills were represented by offensive lineman Dion Dawkins and running back James Cook at the 2024 Pro Bowl earlier this month (Stefon Diggs, too).
The two wore mic’s while attending the all-star event and their experience was capture by the Bills, who shared it to social media and can be found below:
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Teller was talking to Dion:
Wyatt Teller was traded once upon a time by the Bills.
Now with the Browns, he’s an All-Pro offensive lineman. Bills general manager Brandon Beane has admitted his mistake there, perhaps that’s why Teller still seems to have a soft spot for his first team.
Or maybe it’s because being drafted is a dream come true and the Bills made that happen for him.
Regardless, Teller admits what many know already: Bills Mafia travels well… and he means just in general.
A clip surfaced of Teller talking to Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins during the 2024 Pro Bowl. During their chat, he said to Dawkins that he always notices Bills fans when he travels.
Check out the conversation below:
Bills Mafia always travels in style. 💯@DDawkins66 | @GEICO pic.twitter.com/o9lpr3I2ST
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) February 7, 2024
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Dolphins share mic’d up moments from the Pro Bowl Games.
Six members of the Miami Dolphins roster got to spend last week parading around Florida, as they participated in the 2024 Pro Bowl Games.
Tua Tagovailoa, Raheem Mostert, Alec Ingold, Tyreek Hill, Terron Armstead and Jalen Ramsey all had the chance to represent the aqua and orange in a number of events, including the flag football game last Sunday.
Miami’s content team recently released some behind-the-scenes footage from the activities, which featured Mostert wearing the mic.
Heem on the mic + Alec & T. Stead on the cam
This #ProBowlGames mic'd up had it all 👇 pic.twitter.com/Blk6HUTxvP
— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) February 9, 2024
The Dolphins may not have been the best performers throughout the Pro Bowl Games, but they did appear to have a great. They’re hoping that they’ll be busy preparing for the Super Bowl next year.
Trevor Lawrence didn’t participate in the Pro Bowl because it was “kind of a late notice thing,” according to Peyton Manning.
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence was one of three AFC passers to decline an invite to the 2024 Pro Bowl Games, according to Peyton Manning.
Manning, who served as head coach of the AFC, told reporters that he spoke to Lawrence prior to the event, and said that the Jaguars quarterback didn’t participate because it was “kind of a late notice thing.”
“Talked to him this week, trying to maybe see if he was going to come down once Lamar [Jackson] was unable to play and just couldn’t — kind of a late notice thing for him, but he’s great,” Manning said, via Brent Martineau of Action Sports Jax.
When the Pro Bowl rosters were announced in January, the three quarterbacks for the AFC were Tua Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins, Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs, and Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens.
While Tagovailoa participated, Mahomes was unable to because the Chiefs reached Super Bowl LVIII. Jackson opted out for reasons that weren’t made public.
Those two open spots were eventually filled by the Houston Texans’ C.J. Stroud and the Indianapolis Colts’ Gardner Minshew. How many quarterbacks declined an invite before those two accepted is unclear, though. The Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen was reportedly one of the other passers who skipped the event.
Lawrence, 24, finished his third season in the NFL with 21 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.
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Keenan Allen represented the Chargers at the 2024 Pro Bowl.
Keenan Allen represented the Chargers at the 2024 Pro Bowl.
Here are some highlights of Allen during Sunday’s AFC vs. NFC flag football game.
A Keenan Allen Pass TD! 🤯
(via @nfl)pic.twitter.com/VfrHtRtJeH
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) February 4, 2024
This moment between Keenan Allen and C.J. Stroud is too good 😂🔥 pic.twitter.com/9yzMuMRCP4
— NFL Retweet (@NFLRT) February 4, 2024
Minshew finds Keenan Allen in the end zone 🕺 AFC back on top
📺: #ProBowlGames on ESPN/ABC
📱: Stream on #NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/nkgrEm4D8p— NFL (@NFL) February 4, 2024
How each Dolphin did in their events in the 2024 Pro Bowl Games.
While every NFL fan is waiting for the Super Bowl next week in Las Vegas, Nevada, the league held its second annual Pro Bowl Games in Orlando, Florida.
Superstars from around the league took the field at Camping World Stadium to take part in various events between Thursday and Sunday, including the flag football game.
Six players represented the Miami Dolphins throughout the weekend – Tua Tagovailoa, Raheem Mostert, Alec Ingold, Tyreek Hill, Terron Armstead and Jalen Ramsey.
How dd they all do in their individual and team events?
Ja’Marr Chase channeled his inner Ochocinco after a touchdown in the Pro Bowl.
Former LSU receiver [autotag]Ja’Marr Chase[/autotag] has a fondness for flair, and he shares that with another former Bengals star receiver.
Back in November, Chase said he would recreate Chad Johnson’s famous cameraman celebration in a game if Ochocinco agreed to pay the fine. Though he agreed to those terms, Chase ultimately never broke it out during the regular season.
Turns out, he’s just been keeping it in his back pocket.
He saved it for the Pro Bowl flag football game on Sunday, however. After catching a deep touchdown pass from CJ Stroud, Chase ran directly to one of the on-field cameras and began to operate it.
Ja’Marr Chase 🤝 Chad Ochocinco pic.twitter.com/bbjqYgBgOe
— Jared Arevian (@JaredArevian_) February 4, 2024
The Pro Bowl faces its fair share of criticisms, but it does provide players an opportunity to break out celebrations that would otherwise draw repercussions from the NFL.
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Ja’Marr Chase was the recipient of one of the most impressive plays in the first half of the Pro Bowl.
It was a high-scoring first half in the Pro Bowl, which saw the AFC and NFC combine for 83 points in the flag football game.
[autotag]Ja’Marr Chase[/autotag] had one of the AFC’s best highlights as the Cincinnati Bengals receiver and former LSU star caught a deep touchdown pass from Texans star rookie quarterback CJ Stroud, who had to evade a rusher and roll to his left before delivering an impressive throw to Chase off his back foot.
It was an impressive catch on an even better throw as Chase is participating in his second-straight Pro Bowl. He was also selected in 2021 but didn’t participate as the Bengals were playing in the Super Bowl.
C.J Stroud to Ja’Marr Chase for a tuddy at the Pro Bowl 🎯 pic.twitter.com/Sa773g1wrH
— Nick Schwager (@NickSchwagerNFL) February 4, 2024
Here’s an alternate angle:
CJ Stroud DIME to Ja'Marr Chase for the TD 🔥 #ProBowlGames pic.twitter.com/7bHgFzm03k
— Cincinnati 💔 (@CincyProblems) February 4, 2024
Despite former LSU Heisman winner [autotag]Joe Burrow[/autotag] going down with an injury early in the year, Chase reached the 1,000-yard threshold for the third straight season to begin his career.
He finished with 1,216 yards and seven touchdowns on a career-high 100 catches. He played in 16 games as the Bengals failed to qualify for the playoffs.
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More Diggs drama this offseason?
The 2024 Buffalo Bills offseason isn’t even in full swing and we’ve already seen Stefon Diggs’ name in the rumor mill.
And much like before, he doesn’t help his own cause.
Diggs, when he does address certain topics such as potentially leaving Buffalo, has options in ways he can answer. Most recently while at the 2024 Pro Bowl, Diggs was asked by NFL Network about his future.
He could have simply said yes, but instead he beat around the bush.
“I don’t know, as far as the money and that type of stuff,” Diggs said when asked about his future with the Bills. “I can’t control none of that.”
“As far as the future? I don’t have any surprises for you right now,” he added.
Interested in reading between the lines for yourself? Have a watch in the clip below:
Caught up with Pro Bowl WR Stefon Diggs 1-on-1 today about abrupt end to Bills season including plays he wants back, his decrease in usage, relationship with Josh Allen + whether he believes he will be back in Buffalo in 2024: pic.twitter.com/jsSSH4Xz6T
— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) February 2, 2024
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The #Bills at the Pro Bowl:
Stefon Diggs, Dion Dawkins, James Cook are representing the Buffalo Bills at the 2024 NFL Pro Bowl.
Josh Allen could have joined them… but the 2024 Pebble Beach Pro-Am came calling instead. (He did beat Tom Brady too, so he made the right choice).
On Thursday, the trio that was there for the Bills and AFC team took part in the annual skills competition in Orlando. On Sunday the Pro Bowl Games Championship will go down.
Check out some of the best video clips and photos of Diggs, Dawkins and Cook below:
