Washington Commanders quarterback Jaden Daniels, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold and Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers will make their first appearances in the 2025 Pro Bowl game, the league announced Thursday. He is at the top of the list of players.
The Baltimore Ravens lead all teams with nine Pro Bowl selections, ahead of the Detroit Lions (seven), Minnesota Vikings (six), Philadelphia Eagles (six) and Dallas Cowboys (five). ) and the Kansas City Chiefs (five) each had five or more selections. players on the roster.
The four teams without anyone on their initial Pro Bowl rosters are the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, and Tennessee Titans.
Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes was not selected for the first time in his seven years as a starter, although he hasn't been to the Pro Bowl since 2021 as the Chiefs have won the last two Super Bowls.
This year's Pro Bowl Game will be held in Orlando, Florida, and the Skills Challenge will be held over two days at separate locations. The first portion of the skills competition will be held on January 30th at Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus and will be broadcast on ESPN at 7pm ET. The second part of the event, which includes a flag football game, will be held at Camping World Stadium on February 2nd and will be broadcast on ESPN and ABC at 3pm ET.
The NFL added trivia elements to this year's skills competition, including traditional dodgeball and tug-of-war. Upon “passing the test,” each quarterback will answer five trivia questions about other Pro Bowlers for the 2024 season. If the answer is correct, the passer will have more time to hit the target.
Peyton and Eli Manning will once again coach AFC and NFC teams. The NFC defeated the AFC for the second consecutive year in the 2024 Pro Bowl game.
The initial rosters for each conference are as follows:
A.F.C.
offense
*starter
quarterback
- Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills*
- Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
- Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
running back
- Derrick Henry, Baltimore Ravens*
- Joe Mixon, Houston Texans
- Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts
full back
- Patrick Ricard, Baltimore Ravens*
wide receiver
- Jamar Chase, Cincinnati Bengals*
- Jerry Jeudy, Cleveland Browns*
- Nico Collins, Houston Texans
- Zai Flowers, Baltimore Ravens
tight end
- Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders*
- Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
offensive tackle
- Dion Dawkins, Buffalo Bills*
- Laremy Tunsil, Houston Texans*
- Rashawn Slater, Los Angeles Chargers
offensive guard
- Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis Colts*
- Joe Thuney, Kansas City Chiefs*
- Trey Smith, Kansas City Chiefs
center
- Creed Humphrey, Kansas City Chiefs*
- Tyler Linderbaum, Baltimore Ravens
defense
defense end
- Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns*
- Trey Hendrickson, Cincinnati Bengals*
- Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas Raiders
interior lineman
- Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh Steelers*
- Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs*
- Nnamdi Madubuike, Baltimore Ravens
outside linebacker
- Nick Bonitto, Denver Broncos*
- TJ Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers*
- Khalil Mack, Los Angeles Chargers
Inside/middle linebacker
- Roquan Smith, Baltimore Ravens*
- Zaire Franklin, Indianapolis Colts
cornerback
- Derek Stingley Jr., Houston Texans*
- Patrick Surtain II, Denver Broncos*
- Marlon Humphrey, Baltimore Ravens
- Denzel Ward, Cleveland Browns
free safety
- Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Steelers*
strong safety
- Kyle Hamilton, Baltimore Ravens*
- Derwin James, Los Angeles Chargers
special teams
long snapper
- Ross Matisic, Jacksonville Jaguars*
panter
- Logan Cook, Jacksonville Jaguars*
kicker
- Chris Boswell, Pittsburgh Steelers*
returns specialist
- Marvin Mims Jr., Denver Broncos*
special teamer
- Brenden Schooler, New England Patriots*
NFC
offense
quarterback
- Jared Goff, Detroit Lions*
- Jaden Daniels, Washington Commanders
- Sam Darnold, Minnesota Vikings
running back
- Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles*
- Jahmil Gibbs, Detroit Lions
- Josh Jacobs, Green Bay Packers
full back
- Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco 49ers
wide receiver
- Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings*
- Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions*
- CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys
- Terry McLaughlin, Washington Commander
tight end
- George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers*
- Trey McBride, Arizona Cardinals
offensive tackle
- Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles*
- Penei Sewell, Detroit Lions*
- Tristan Wirfs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
offensive guard
- Landon Dickerson, Philadelphia Eagles*
- Tyler Smith, Dallas Cowboys*
- Chris Lindstrom, Atlanta Falcons
center
- Frank Ragnow, Detroit Lions*
- Cam Jurgens, Philadelphia Eagles
defense
defense end
- Nick Bosa, San Francisco 49ers*
- Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys*
- Rashan Gary, Green Bay Packers
interior lineman
- Jalen Carter, Philadelphia Eagles*
- Dexter Lawrence, New York Giants*
- Vita Vea, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
outside linebacker
- Jonathan Greenard, Minnesota Vikings*
- Andrew Van Ginkel, Minnesota Vikings*
- Jared Verse, Los Angeles Rams
Inside/middle linebacker
- Fred Warner, San Francisco 49ers*
- Zach Baun, Philadelphia Eagles
cornerback
- Jaylon Johnson, Chicago Bears*
- Byron Murphy, Minnesota Vikings*
- Jaycee Horn, Carolina Panthers
- Devon Witherspoon, Seattle Seahawks
free safety
- Xavier McKinney, Green Bay Packers*
strong safety
- Budda Baker, Arizona Cardinals*
- Brian Branch, Detroit Lions
special teams
long snapper
- Andrew DePaola, Minnesota Vikings*
panter
kicker
- Brandon Aubrey, Dallas Cowboys*
returns specialist
- Cavonte Turpin, Dallas Cowboys*
special teamer
- Kadarrell Hodge, Atlanta Falcons*
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