Former Bucs inside linebacker Kwon Alexander delivers a crushing hit on Tyreek Hill at the 2018 Pro Bowl in Orlando.
To Joe’s readers and friends in Polk County and points east, this might be a somber day.
TheAthletic.com announced the Pro Bowl has been eliminated. (What a bunch of a creative minds at NFL headquarters. SMDH)
For several years, after the NFL stopped having the game in Hawaii, Orlando was the league’s Pro Bowl destination of choice. Joe enjoyed attending multiple times.
And then the NFL decided to turn it into a touch-football, Nickelodeon-feeling game show of sorts, which led to rampant disinterest.
Now it’s gone.
The Joe typing here hopes the NFL can figure out a way to craft a sensible Pro Bowl event in the future.
The Pro Bowl honor for players will continue, per TheAthletic.com.