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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/21/20

NFL ALL-STARS TAKE CENTER STAGE AT 2020

-- Pro Bowl Week Culminates with AFC-NFC Matchup at in Orlando --

-- All-Stars Face Off in Skills Showdown Airing Thursday, January 23 at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN --

The presented by Verizon will be played on Sunday, January 26, at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium. Tickets to the game, which kicks off at 3:00 PM ET and will be televised live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and simulcast on ABC and Disney XD, are on sale now at NFL.com/ProBowlOnSale.

The Pro Bowl returns to Orlando for the fourth consecutive season and will feature the league’s all-stars and Legends Captains taking part in youth activities and community events during a week-long celebration of the football community.

The 2020 Pro Bowl will feature two new rule changes for this game only. Following a successful field goal or try attempt, the scoring team (Team A), has the following options:

1. Team A may elect to give Team B the ball at Team B’s 25-yard line (1st-and-10), beginning a new series of downs. 2. Team A may elect to take the ball at their own 25-yard line (4th-and-15).

If Team A is successful in making a first down, Team A will maintain possession and a new series of downs will continue as normal.

If Team A is unsuccessful in making a first down, the result will be a turnover on downs and Team B will take possession at the dead ball spot.

Additionally, the 2020 Pro Bowl will feature a rule change regarding pre-snap penalties.

It is not a false start if a flexed, eligible receiver in a two-point stance who flinches or picks up one foot, as long as his other foot remains partially on the ground, and he resets for one second prior to the snap. A receiver who fits this exception is not considered to be “in motion” for purposes of the “illegal shift” rules.

It is a false start if all 11 offensive players have been set for at least one full second, and any flexed, eligible receiver breaks his stance by picking up both feet.

The 44-man Pro Bowl teams are comprised of 21 offensive and 18 defensive players plus five specialists, including a . and the coaches from the will lead the AFC Pro Bowl team and and the coaches from the will head the NFC squad.

Pro Football Hall of Famer and three-time Pro Bowler TERRELL DAVIS and Pro Football Hall of Famer and 11-time Pro Bowler BRUCE SMITH will serve as the 2020 Pro Bowl Legends Captains for the AFC, while Pro Football Hall of Famer and seven-time Pro Bowler DARRELL GREEN and NFL Legend and four-time Pro Bowler will serve as 2020 Pro Bowl Legends Captains for the NFC.

Ten players from the two teams participating in Super Bowl LIV, the and , were selected to the original Pro Bowl roster: FRANK CLARK, rookie , , interior lineman CHRIS JONES, and of the Chiefs and rookie defensive end , fullback , tight end and RICHARD SHERMAN of the 49ers.

The Pro Bowl players were determined by the consensus votes of fans, players and coaches. Each group’s vote counted one-third toward determining the 88 All-Star players who were selected to the Pro Bowl. The NFL is the only sports league that combines voting by fans, coaches and players to determine its All-Star teams. It was also the first professional sports league to offer online All-Star voting in 1995.

Under terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, each player on the winning Pro Bowl team receives $70,000, while each player on the losing squad earns $35,000.

Pro Bowl tickets start at just $45 and are on sale at NFL.com/ProBowlOnSale. Get Access to Awesome as fans in attendance can watch and cheer on the Pro Bowl players as they enter the stadium on the Pro Bowl Red Carpet, bringing them closer than ever to the NFL's All-Stars. Concession deals and "Kid Zone" activities will be available inside the stadium. Additionally, fans will be able to enjoy post-game fireworks to conclude the celebration.

Returning this year, the Pro Bowl Skills Showdown, pitting AFC and NFC All-Stars against each other in unique competitions, will air on Thursday, January 23 at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN. Each Skills Showdown team will feature a mix of , running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, defensive linemen, and defensive backs.

Green Bay’s , Tampa Bay’s , Minnesota’s , Minnesota’s , Chicago’s , New Orleans’ , Chicago’s , Detroit’s , Dallas’ and Seattle’s will represent the NFC in the Pro Bowl Skills Showdown.

Baltimore’s MARK ANDREWS, Cleveland’s , Pittsburgh’s , New England’s , Pittsburgh’s , Baltimore’s , Cleveland’s , Denver’s and Houston’s will represent the AFC in the Pro Bowl Skills Showdown.

Tickets for the Pro Bowl Skills Showdown are on sale now and can be purchased here.

FINAL 2020 PRO BOWL PLAYERS BY CLUB

PLAYER POSITION PRO BOWLS

ARIZONA (2) Free Safety 2 Outside 3

ATLANTA (2) Tight End 2 Interior Lineman 1

BALTIMORE (12) Mark Andrews Tight End 1 Orlando Brown 1 Long Snapper 3 Cornerback 1 Mark Ingram 3 Lamar Jackson Quarterback 1 Outside Linebacker 1 Patrick Ricard Fullback 1 Tackle 1 Free Safety 7 Kicker 3 Guard 8

BUFFALO (3) Inside Linebacker 1 Andre Roberts Return Specialist 2 Tre’Davious White Cornerback 1

CAROLINA (1) Guard 4

CINCINNATI (1) Interior Lineman 8

CLEVELAND (3) Guard 2 Nick Chubb Running Back 1 Jarvis Landry Wide Receiver 5

DALLAS (5) Wide Receiver 4 Running Back 3 Center 5 Jaylon Smith Inside Linebacker 1 Tackle 7

DENVER (2) Von Miller Outside Linebacker 8 Wide Receiver 1

DETROIT (2) Wide Receiver 1 Darius Slay Cornerback 3

GREEN BAY (3) Davante Adams Wide Receiver 3 Kenny Clark Interior Lineman 1 Za’Darius Smith Outside Linebacker 1

HOUSTON (2) Tackle 1 Deshaun Watson Quarterback 2

INDIANAPOLIS (4) Jack Doyle Tight End 2 Ryan Kelly Center 1 Inside Linebacker 1 Guard 2

JACKSONVILLE (3) Defensive End 1 Defensive End 4 DJ Chark Wide Receiver 1

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (2) Wide Receiver 2 Defensive End 3

MINNESOTA (8) Dalvin Cook Running Back 1 Kirk Cousins Quarterback 2 Defensive End 4 C.J. Ham Fullback 1 Defensive End 2 Inside Linebacker 1 Cornerback 3 Harrison Smith Strong Safety 5

NEW ORLEANS (10) Tackle 2 Quarterback 13 Tight End 2 Return Specialist 1 Cameron Jordan Defensive End 5 Running Back 3 Kicker 1 Guard 2 Michael Thomas Wide Receiver 3 Guard 3

NEW ENGLAND (2) Stephon Gilmore Cornerback 3 Special Teamer 8

PITTSBURGH (4) Minkah Fitzpatrick Free Safety 1 Cornerback 3 Cameron Heyward Interior Lineman 4 T.J. Watt Outside Linebacker 2

RAIDERS (1) Center 3

SEATTLE (2) Cornerback 1 Russell Wilson Quarterback 7

TAMPA BAY (1) Shaquil Barrett Outside Linebacker 1

TENNESSEE (4) Interior Lineman 5 Running Back 1 2 Quarterback 1

WASHINGTON (1) Punter 1

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