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Russell Wilson to represent NFC in Pro Bowl Skills Showdown

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has been selected to represent the NFC roster in 2020 Pro Bowl Skills Showdown.

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.

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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New events added to Pro Bowl Skills Showdown this year

A number of new events have been added to this year’s Pro Bowl Skills Showdown at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando.

Before the 2020 Pro Bowl kicks off on Sunday, Jan. 26 from Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Pro Bowl players will be participating in a number of events throughout the week.

For the fourth year in a row, players will get to showcase their talents in the Pro Bowl Bowl Skills Showdown.

Here are the events for this year’s Skills Showdown, per NFL Communications:

  • 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 January 22 at ESPN Wide World of Sports, but will air the following day, on Thursday, Jan. 23 on ESPN at 6:00 p.m. PT.

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and linebacker Bobby Wagner were the only team members selected to the Pro Bowl this season. As the NFC team with the best record to lose in the divisional round of the playoffs, the Seahawks’ staff will be coaching the NFC roster.

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