Here is how to watch those former Badgers in the 2025 Pro Bowl Games, which begin on Thursday night. The Pro Bowl Games will be broadcast on ESPN. It begins with the Skills Show on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. CT, then continues with Flag Football on Sunday, Feb. 2 at 3 p.m. ET, 2 p.m. CT.

Thirty players will be participating in their first Pro Bowl Games, including five rookies: Las Vegas tight end Brock Bowers, New England quarterback Drake Maye, Jacksonville wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr., New York Giants receiver Malik Nabers and Los Angeles Rams linebacker Jared Verse.

The Arizona Cardinals already had two players selected to the Pro Bowl. Safety Budda Baker earned his eighth overall selection and seventh straight, while tight end Trey McBride earned his first berth. Left tackle Paris Johnson and kicker Chad Ryland were alternates, but neither ended up getting selected as a replacement.

Right tackle Brian O’Neill will take Johnson’s place, giving the Vikings seven players total. His 80.8 PFF grade was tied as the 12th-highest among all tackles in 2024, and he was credited with only allowing two sacks.

Before that, though, we still have the Pro Bowl Games to be played.  Since Super Bowl players voted into the NFL's annual all-star event are not eligible to actually suit up for the Games, which include skills competitions and a flag-football tournament,

Two other players with Alabama football roots were chosen for the Pro Bowl Games but are not participating – Philadelphia Eagles guard Landon Dickerson (Alabama) and Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry (Alabama).

Former Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Trotter spoke about his son playing for the same team and heading to the Super Bowl in his rookie season wearing his same number.

The Washington Commanders wished they were preparing for Super Bowl LIX right now, but after losing to the NFC Championship against the Philadelphia Eagles, the

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Four Georgia Bulldogs have made the 2025 NFL Pro Bowl. The Pro Bowl's flag football game will be held on Feb. 2 in Orlando, Florida.

Burks was called into action for the 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII when Dre Greenlaw went down with an injury. This time Burks is filling in for Nakobe Dean.