Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold and Las Vegas Raiders tight finish Brock Bowers headline the checklist of first timers for the 2025 Professional Bowl Video games, which the league introduced Thursday.
The Baltimore Ravens lead all groups with 9 Professional Bowl alternatives, whereas the Detroit Lions (seven gamers), Minnesota Vikings (six), Philadelphia Eagles (six), Dallas Cowboys (5) and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (5) every putting not less than 5 gamers on the roster.
The 4 groups with out anybody making the Professional Bowl’s preliminary roster are the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans.
Whereas he hasn’t participated within the Professional Bowl since 2021, because the Chiefs have gained the final two Tremendous Bowls, Kansas Metropolis quarterback Patrick Mahomes wasn’t chosen for the primary time in his seven years as a starter.
This 12 months’s Professional Bowl Video games might be held in Orlando, Fla., with the abilities challenges occurring over two days at separate places. The primary a part of the abilities competitors will occur within the Nicholson Fieldhouse on UCF’s campus on Jan. 30 and air at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. The second a part of the occasion, together with the flag soccer sport, might be at Tenting World Stadium on Feb. 2. It can air on ESPN and ABC at 3 p.m. ET.
The NFL added a trivia aspect to this 12 months’s expertise competitions, which embody conventional video games of dodgeball and tug-of-war. “Passing the take a look at” can have every quarterback reply 5 trivia questions on different Professional Bowlers from the 2024 season. Appropriate solutions will give passers extra time to try to hit targets.
Peyton and Eli Manning will coach the AFC and NFC groups once more. The NFC defeated the AFC for the second straight 12 months of the Professional Bowl Video games in 2024.
Right here’s a take a look at every convention’s preliminary rosters:
AFC
Offense
*Starter
Quarterback
Josh Allen, Buffalo Payments*
Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
Operating again
Derrick Henry, Baltimore Ravens*
Joe Mixon, Houston Texans
Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts
Fullback
Patrick Ricard, Baltimore Ravens*
Large receiver
Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals*
Jerry Jeudy, Cleveland Browns*
Nico Collins, Houston Texans
Zay Flowers, Baltimore Ravens
Tight finish
Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders*
Travis Kelce, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs
Offensive sort out
Dion Dawkins, Buffalo Payments*
Laremy Tunsil, Houston Texans*
Rashawn Slater, Los Angeles Chargers
Offensive guard
Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis Colts*
Joe Thuney, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs*
Trey Smith, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs
Heart
Creed Humphrey, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs*
Tyler Linderbaum, Baltimore Ravens
Protection
Defensive finish
Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns*
Trey Hendrickson, Cincinnati Bengals*
Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas Raiders
Inside linemen
Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh Steelers*
Chris Jones, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs*
Nnamdi Madubuike, Baltimore Ravens
Exterior linebacker
Nik Bonitto, Denver Broncos*
T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers*
Khalil Mack, Los Angeles Chargers
Inside/center 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 security
Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Steelers*
Sturdy security
Kyle Hamilton, Baltimore Ravens*
Derwin James, Los Angeles Chargers
Particular groups
Lengthy snapper
Ross Matiscik, Jacksonville Jaguars*
Punter
Logan Cooke, Jacksonville Jaguars*
Kicker
Chris Boswell, Pittsburgh Steelers*
Return specialist
Marvin Mims Jr., Denver Broncos*
Particular teamer
Brenden Schooler, New England Patriots*
NFC
Offense
Quarterback
Jared Goff, Detroit Lions*
Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders
Sam Darnold, Minnesota Vikings
Operating again
Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles*
Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions
Josh Jacobs, Inexperienced Bay Packers
Fullback
Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco 49ers
Large receiver
Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings*
Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions*
CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys
Terry McLaurin, Washington Commanders
Tight finish
George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers*
Trey McBride, Arizona Cardinals
Offensive sort out
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
Heart
Frank Ragnow, Detroit Lions*
Cam Jurgens, Philadelphia Eagles
Protection
Defensive finish
Nick Bosa, San Francisco 49ers*
Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys*
Rashan Gary, Inexperienced Bay Packers
Inside linemen
Jalen Carter, Philadelphia Eagles*
Dexter Lawrence, New York Giants*
Vita Vea, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Exterior linebacker
Jonathan Greenard, Minnesota Vikings*
Andrew Van Ginkel, Minnesota Vikings*
Jared Verse, Los Angeles Rams
Inside/center linebacker
Fred Warner, San Francisco 49ers*
Zack Baun, Philadelphia Eagles
Cornerback
Jaylon Johnson, Chicago Bears*
Byron Murphy, Minnesota Vikings*
Jaycee Horn, Carolina Panthers
Devon Witherspoon, Seattle Seahawks
Free security
Xavier McKinney, Inexperienced Bay Packers*
Sturdy security
Budda Baker, Arizona Cardinals*
Brian Department, Detroit Lions
Particular groups
Lengthy snapper
Andrew DePaola, Minnesota Vikings*
Punter
Kicker
Brandon Aubrey, Dallas Cowboys*
Return specialist
KaVontae Turpin, Dallas Cowboys*
Particular teamer
KhaDarel Hodge, Atlanta Falcons*
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