NFL moves Pro Bowl events to Super Bowl week

NEW YORK -- The NFL is moving its Pro Bowl festivities to Super Bowl week opening this February, the latest accommodation for the all-star lawsuit that became a emblem shot crippled a fewer years ago.

Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the alteration Wednesday astatine the league's yearly autumn owners meeting.

"We've spent a batch of clip evolving our Pro Bowl, talking astir however to marque our Pro Bowl much attractive, some for our players participating but besides our fans," Goodell said. "We spent a large woody of clip talking astir the objectives, and the objectives truly are to observe and grant our unthinkable players, and 2nd is to usage our crippled arsenic a planetary platform."

The program is to clasp the Pro Bowl Games connected Tuesday night, Feb. 3, astatine the Moscone Center successful San Francisco, the venue that is hosting the Super Bowl acquisition instrumentality fest. The largest ballroom holds 4,000 people, making it a much intimate lawsuit than successful erstwhile years, with a absorption connected television.

It remains a emblem shot crippled betwixt the AFC and NFC, though enforcement VP of planetary events Peter O'Reilly did admit the format could go much internationally focused successful the leadup to the 2028 Summer Olympics successful Los Angeles.

"Flag has go a planetary game," Goodell said. "Our players person embraced playing that successful the all-star format, and we deliberation it's truly important to proceed that initiative."

NFL owners unanimously approved players participating successful the '28 Games, though enactment is inactive being done to finalize the statement with the union.

The 49ers are hosting the Super Bowl connected Sunday, Feb. 8, successful Santa Clara, California.

There volition beryllium 2 caller coaches, replacing Peyton and Eli Manning, though O'Reilly said the brothers would stay progressive successful the lawsuit successful immoderate capacity. The league is not committing to Tuesday nighttime beyond 2026, according to O'Reilly, who said it's a process of continuing to larn astir what's champion for the Pro Bowl.