2017 Pro Bowl Skills Showdown Announced: Latest Details, Reaction

December 12, 2016   ·   Joseph Zucker   ·   Jump to comments

The NFL announced Monday it will hold a Skills Showdown featuring some of the league's biggest stars.
The event will air Jan. 26 in the buildup to the Jan. 29 Pro Bowl. It consists of four competitions: Epic Pro Bowl Dodgeball, the Power Relay Challenge, Precision Passing and Best Hands.
In recent years, the NFL has staged a draft to fill out the two Pro Bowl rosters, but the classic AFC vs. NFC format is returning for 2017. That extends to the skills competition.
Jerome Bettis and Ray Lewis will be the legends captains for the AFC, while Tony Gonzalez and Charles Woodson will lead the NFC.
The skills challenge was once a staple of Pro Bowl week, but league spokesman Greg Aiello told Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio that various logistical issues forced the league to scrap the event after 2007.
NFL Media's Mike Garafolo noted the Precision Passing portion of the Skills Showdown is reminiscent of the old Quarterback Challenge, which was welcome news to former NFL...

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