The league said 88 players will still be named as Pro Bowlers and honored in Los Angeles after this season. Several flag football events also will take place at that time.

The league will still name 88 all-stars through standard voting and invite them to Los Angeles for a February celebration, but will not select alternates

The Carolina Panthers enter Week 1 with Jaycee Horn leading the secondary , but the star cornerback has already delivered a blunt take on the Pro Bowl. Horn weighed in on the NFL’s decision to end the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl game ,

Panthers CB Jaycee Horn didn't seem to be a fan of the Pro Bowl Games, calling the recently-axed event "trash" on Thursday.

The Pro Bowl is dead. Long live the Pro Bowl. After more than seven decades of all-star exhibitions and three decades of relevance, the NFL will no longer stage a Pro Bowl, a Pro Bowl games or anything that prevents the league's best players from starting their winter vacations once their season is over.

The league said 88 players will still be named as Pro Bowlers and honored in Los Angeles after this season. Several flag football events also will take place at that time.

The all-star weekend is gone, but the honor stays, and the league says it finally listened to what players actually wanted.

The league will instead name and honor an 88-player Pro Bowl team.

The NFL is eliminating the Pro Bowl Games, instead shifting the focus to celebrating the honor of being a Pro Bowl selection.

The NFL is eliminating the Pro Bowl Game following a presentation from league executives to team owners, according to Jonathan Jones of The Athletic.

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