The league has shifted to a flag football format while revamping the skills challenge to be more focused on having a fun and spirited competition. Thursday night’s Pro Bowl Skills Show starts at 7 p.m. ET and will feature three Falcons players participating in six events.

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Robinson had a standout 2024 season, recording a career-high 1,456 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns on 304 carries.

Atlanta Falcons star running back Bijan Robinson is heading to the Pro Bowl for the first time in his career. The Tucson native and Salpointe Catholic product was named a Pro Bowler on Monday as a replacement for Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley, who is preparing for the Super Bowl in New Orleans.

Saquon Barkley was named to his third career Pro Bowl this season, and now he has a good reason to skip it: He's playing in his first Super Bowl. Since players

Robinson was named to the NFC roster for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games on Monday, securing his first career Pro Bowl selection as revealed by a report by the team's senior reporter, Tori McElhaney. He will serve as a replacement for Saquon Barkley, who will not participate in the event due to the Philadelphia Eagles clinching a spot in Super Bowl LIX.

MOBILE, Ala. — With the Eagles advancing to the Super Bowl, Falcons running back Bijan Robinson, a Pro Bowl alternate, was named to replace Saquon Barkley on the Pro Bowl games roster Monday. Robinson had 304 rushes for 1,456 yards and 14 rushing touchdowns last season. He also caught 61 receptions for 431 yards and one touchdown.

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While Super Bowl 59 looms, the NFL's best players take center stage for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games. For the third consecutive year, the league's best will compete in a series of skills competitions and a flag football game, eschewing the traditional tackle football event. Games include dodgeball, tug-of-war and punting competitions.

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Pro Bowl kicked off Thursday evening as some of the NFL's biggest stars took part in the new-look skills challenge down in Orlando. Peyton Manning is again leading the AFC, while his brother, Eli Manning,