The Pro Bowl Past and Present

This week in the NFL is the Pro Bowl which is held in the state of Hawaii. This year the Pro Bowl voting rules have changed.

Past:

 Previously the teams where the NFC vs the AFC. Players were voted onto the teams by fans. For example people would vote for the player ineach  position who they think is the best. For example my vote is for Tom Brady from Michigan University who plays in the AFC for the New England Patriots who needs to get enough votes to be voted into one of the top 3 spots in the QB position for him to play in the Pro Bowl in Hawaii.

Present:

The new rules are similar but different. Players are still voted in to the Pro Bowl but the AFC and NFC teams are no longer there because now there are two legends of football who picks teams. Deoin Sanders, FS (the hardest hitting safety of all time) who played for the Detroit Lions and Joe Montana, QB ( arguably the best) who played for the San Francisco 49ers. 

To put the rules into context for you to understand easier here is an example. In the old rules 3 RB's were picked from each conference even though one conference could have terrible players and the other one great players. In the new rules the best running backs are voted in no matter which conference. This means all the RB's could be from the same conference. After players are voted in the Legends then pick teams and play. Though this is a match, it is a friendly match so don't expect massive hits or insane catches because players don't want to get hurt so they only joke around. However the greatest of the league are playing so Enjoy Watching!