Rather than the traditional football game with full pads and NFL rules, the Rams players and other participants will instead play in a 7-on-7 flag football game.
It's Pro Bowl time again as the Super Bowl approaches, and this year the NFL returns to Las Vegas. But things will look a little different, as the Pro Bowl has been reimagined.
The multi-day AFC vs. NFC competition kicked off on Thursday with the top NFL Pro Bowl players competing in an also reimagined skills challenge. And on Sunday, the actual game itself occurs, but like the rest of the weekend, it also will look very different.
Rather than the traditional football game with full pads and NFL rules, the participants will instead play in a 7-on-7 flag football game.
The Los Angeles Rams have two representatives this season, both on defense.
Cornerback Jalen Ramsey was named to replace the Super Bowl-bound Darius Slay. It's the sixth-straight Pro Bowl appearance for Ramsey.
In a season where the Rams struggled as a team, Ramsey had a career season in a couple of categories. He tied his career-high four interceptions and recorded a career-best 88 tackles. Rasey also registered two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and his first two sacks of his NFL career.
Joining Ramsey with the Pro Bowl honor is defensive lineman Aaron Donald, his ninth-straight Pro Bowl nod. His nine selections are third-most in the history of the franchise behind only Tom Mack (11) and Merlin Olsen (14).
Donald registered five sacks, 49 tackles, and 11 quarterback hits in 11 games before a season-ending ankle sprain sidelined him in Week 12.
WHAT: 2023 NFL Pro Bowl Games
WHEN: Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, 12 p.m. PT
WHERE: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada
TELEVISION: ESPN
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