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7 Chiefs earn spot in 2023 Pro Bowl Games

A total of seven #Chiefs players have been selected for the 2023 Pro Bowl Games.

A total of seven Kansas City Chiefs players have been selected for the 2023 Pro Bowl Games. They’re one of three teams that will send at least seven players to this year’s iteration of the Pro Bowl along with the Dallas Cowboys (7) and Philadelphia Eagles (8).

Of course, the Chiefs hope to send none of these players to the Pro Bowl as their Super Bowl hopes are still very much alive. Nonetheless, here are the Chiefs players who have earned the honor of Pro Bowler for the 2022-23 season:

Final update on Chiefs players in Pro Bowl Games fan voting

A total of four #Chiefs players were AFC leaders at their respective positions in the final tally of Pro Bowl Games fan voting.

The NFL has tallied the votes after the conclusion of Pro Bowl Games fan voting.

Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes finished No. 3 overall with 271,541 votes and TE Travis Kelce finished No. 5 overall with 248,279 votes. The Chiefs finished fifth overall in total Pro Bowl Games votes behind the Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers.

A total of four players were AFC leaders at their respective positions in the final tally of votes, including Kelce, LB Nick Bolton (136,342), C Creed Humphrey (133,683), and KR Isiah Pacheco (117,314). Remember, fan voting is only one-third of the voting process tallied. Votes from NFL coaches and players will count toward the other two-thirds of the vote.

Last season, Humphrey was the leader for the AFC at the center position when fan voting concluded, yet he was snubbed of Pro Bowl selection. Hopefully, this year will be different for Humphrey and others, but we’ll have to wait just a little longer to find out. AFC and NFC rosters won’t officially be announced until Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 8:00 PM ET on NFL Network.

Should Bolton, Humphrey and Pacheco be chosen, it would mark their first career Pro Bowl selections. For Mahomes, it would be his fifth consecutive year with a Pro Bowl. For Kelce, it would be his eighth consecutive year heading to the Pro Bowl.

The 2023 Pro Bowl Games is a new week-long format featuring various skill competitions. It will culminate in a 7-on-7 AFC vs. NFC Flag Football game on Sunday, February 5 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Newest update on Chiefs players in Pro Bowl Games fan voting

Pro Bowl Games fan voting closes tomorrow. Here is an update on where #Chiefs players currently stand.

The NFL has tallied the votes and released its latest update on Pro Bowl Games fan voting.

Fan voting officially comes to a close tomorrow, so be sure to get your votes in Chiefs Kingdom. Both Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and TE Travis Kelce remain among the NFL’s top 5 players in Pro Bowl Games fan voting. Mahomes currently has 172,400 votes and Kelce 170,034. Tua Tagovailoa still leads the AFC in the QB position with 182,118 votes.

Chiefs DT Chris Jones was previously the AFC’s leader at the defensive tackle position, but New York Jets DT Quinnen Williams has since passed him with 121,509 votes. Only four Chiefs players — Kelce, C Creed Humphrey (68,851), LB Nick Bolton (93,844) and KR Isiah Pacheco (74,884) are among those who currently lead their positions in Pro Bowl Games fan voting. As a team, Kansas City has the fifth-most Pro Bowl votes behind the Minnesota Vikings, San Franciso 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles and Miami Dolphins.

Keep in mind, this is just one part of the process. Humphrey was the leader for the AFC at the center position when fan voting concluded in 2021, yet he was snubbed of Pro Bowl selection. Fan voting only counts for a third of the Pro Bowl Games selection process, with player and coach voting counting toward the other two-thirds of the vote.

Fans can vote directly on Twitter for one more day by tweeting the first and last name of the player, the player’s official Twitter handle, or a hashtag including the player’s first and last name. All three of these methods must include the hashtag #ProBowlVote. Retweets count as double for Pro Bowl games fan voting beginning Wednesday, Dec. 14.

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Justin Hardee reaching out for Pro Bowl votes, upset about current standings

Justin Hardee is hoping for your vote for the Pro Bowl Games

Special teams are often an overlooked aspect of football games. But the units, and the key players on those units, can be very helpful in building football teams and winning football games.

For the New York Jets, they have a player like in Justin Hardee, who is the special teams captain for the Jets. Hardee is a leader both on and off the field. He leads the Jets with 11 special teams tackles. No other Jets player has more than four on special teams. Hardee also has a forced fumble to his credit this season, which came back in Week 4 against the Steelers.

His play could be deemed worthy for the new Pro Bowl Games. But at Hardee tweeted himself, perhaps he just isn’t getting enough exposure. Hardee noticed he wasn’t even in the top ten among specialists and he was none too happy about it.

In the voting standings revealed earlier this week by the NFL, the leading vote-getters from each conference among special-teamers were Baltimore’s Justice Hill (17,043 votes) for the AFC and Minnesota’s Kris Boyd (16,568) for the NFC.

To vote for Hardee and others, visit NFL.com/pro-bowl-games/vote or vote on Twitter. To cast a Twitter vote, fans should tweet the first and last name of the player, the player’s official Twitter handle, or a hashtag including the player’s first and last name. All three of these methods must include the hashtag #ProBowlVote. Fan voting ends December 15.

The new Pro Bowl Games will take place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV on Sunday, February 5, 2023.

 

2023 Pro Bowl will feature flag football instead of traditional game

The NFL will put on a week of skills competitions and fan-friendly events, but eliminate the game that had become a half-speed walkthrough. | From @ToddBrock24f7

The penultimate football game of the 2022 season is going to look very different.

The NFL announced on Monday that the annual all-star event known as the Pro Bowl will now become “The Pro Bowl Games,” and the week of festivities will no longer culminate in a padded football game.

Skills competitions, musical performances, and fan-friendly events like dodgeball will still make up much of the weeklong celebration, with popular voting still deciding which players get the honor of a Pro Bowl nomination. But at week’s end, the marquee event will pit the AFC and NFC squads against one another in a game of flag football.

Cowboys guard Zack Martin, linebacker Micah Parsons, cornerback Trevon Diggs, and punter Bryan Anger were voted in last year as Pro Bowl starters, though Martin did not play due to injury. Left tackle Tyron Smith was chosen as a reserve but was also injured and declined to attend. Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb went as an alternate player. Quarterback Dak Prescott was invited as an alternate but opted out in order to get a head start on his offseason recovery.

Peyton Manning has already been confirmed as a member of one of the coaching staffs for the game that will be played Feb. 5 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The Super Bowl will take place the following week in Glendale, Ariz.

Participation in the Pro Bowl game has fallen off over the years, to the point that the game itself is essentially a walkthrough for the players who attend. In recent years, the skills competitions and surrounding events have created far more excitement and buzz; these changes seek to capitalize on that and give fans more legitimate competition while keeping players out of harm’s way by minimizing the risk of injury.

“We’ve received invaluable feedback from players, teams and fans about re-imagining the Pro Bowl, and as a result, we’re thrilled to use The Pro Bowl Games as a platform to spotlight flag football as an integral part of the sport’s future while also introducing fun, new forms of competition and entertainment that will bring our players, their families and fans closer than ever before,” Peter O’Reilly, NFL EVP of club business and league events, said in a statement.

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NFL intends to replace Pro Bowl with ‘The Pro Bowl Games’

The NFL has announced its plans to replace the Pro Bowl with “The Pro Bowl Games” which includes a flag football game and a week-long celebration of player skills.

This offseason it was revealed that NFL was looking to reinvent the Pro Bowl to keep both fans and players interested in the annual event.

Now, we’ve learned exactly what that reinvention will look like. The league announced on Monday that the 2023 Pro Bowl will be replaced by “The Pro Bowl Games.”

Taking place in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium in 2023, The Pro Bowl Games will consist of a flag football game and a week-long celebration of player skills, including both football and non-football skills. A big difference this year is that fans will actually be given some more control with their online voting. They’re not just going to be voting on players, but they’ll be voting on key elements related to the skills competition, like events, participants and more.

“We’ve received invaluable feedback from players, teams and fans about reimagining the Pro Bowl, and as a result, we’re thrilled to use The Pro Bowl Games as a platform to spotlight Flag football as an integral part of the sport’s future while also introducing fun, new forms of competition and entertainment that will bring our players, their families and fans closer than ever before,” NFL executive Peter O’Reilly said, via press release. “Building on the success of the 2022 Pro Bowl and 2022 Draft, as well as our strong partnership with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) and Las Vegas Raiders, we look forward to bringing The 2023 Pro Bowl Games to the capital of world-class sports and entertainment.”

With the NFL continually promoting flag football over the years, this seemed like the natural solution to hosting a contact football game. They’ll include events such as “Play Football Opening Night” and “NFL FLAG Championships” in the week-long event. The question remains: Will it be enough to capture the interest of fans and players?

The AFC vs. NFC flag football match will air on ESPN and ABC on Sunday, February 5, 2023. Let us know your thoughts on the new format in the comment section down below or on Twitter and Facebook.

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