Setbacks for 2016 NFL Pro Bowl May Prove to Be Blueprint for Future Success

February 1, 2016   ·   Tyler Duma   ·   Jump to comments

The initial return on player Pro Bowl invitations had many fearing the event would continue to devolve into one of the most unwatchable exhibition games in all of professional sports.
According to ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert, this year's NFL Pro Bowl was "the most declined invitation in history." Seifert also noted that a record 133 players were "either voted to the Pro Bowl or added as an alternate."
That's not a good look for a game that's supposed to feature the best of the best in the most popular sport in America.
In fact, the initial return on invitations looked like a continuation of the issues NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell alluded to in a 2012 interview on ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning, when he stated (via ESPN.com): "We're either going to have to improve the quality of what we're doing in the Pro Bowl or consider other changes or even considering eliminating the game if that's the kind of quality game we're going to provide."
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