Darius Slay Calls NFL Pro Bowl ‘Pointless’ After Move Away from Hawaii

December 15, 2016   ·   Alec Nathan   ·   Jump to comments

The NFL moved the Pro Bowl from Hawaii to Orlando, Florida, starting with the 2017 exhibition, and Detroit Lions Darius Slay isn't a fan of the decision. 
On Wednesday, Slay told reporters he doesn't believe a Pro Bowl nod is a particularly prestigious honor on the surface—and he emphasized that getting an all-expenses-paid trip to Hawaii was the real reason he was interested in the past, according to ESPN.com's Michael Rothstein: 
As long as my teammates really see me as a Pro Bowl player, I ain't really worried because I feel it's a politic thing anyway. But I would just like to. But, I'm mad. Is the Pro Bowl even in Hawaii no more? It's really pointless. That's what I really wanted to do.
That's why I wanted to go. I'd rather just get the All-Pro status and don't go Pro Bowl. Because I just really wanted to go to Hawaii, really wanted to just to go to Hawaii for the free.
Slay may not be interested in making the journey to Orlando, but his play so...

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