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The NFL announced<\/a> that the annual Pro Bowl will not take place in an empty stadium like every other official football game this season. Instead, the 2021 NFL Pro Bowl will take place in the gaming world. Taking a page from NASCAR’s recent foray into the gaming space to maintain an audience during Covid-19 crowd bans, the gridiron showdown will be hosted in a video game. In this case, Madden NFL 21. Thanks to a partnership with EA Sports and Verizon, a gaggle of real life football players, celebrities, popular streamers, and anyone else the NFL believes will hook the kids will play in matchups during a week-long series on ABC and ESPN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Even amidst unparalleled change across the sports industry, we are excited to transition many of the signature components of the Pro Bowl.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Fans can go now to the official site<\/a> to vote for their favorite players.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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