Quarterback Lamar Jackson and running back Derrick Henry have both dropped out of the league’s weeklong skills competitions and flag football game in Orlando, Florida. Jackson has been replaced by New England Patriots rookie Drake Maye, while Buffalo Bills running back James Cook will take Henry’s spot.
Drake Maye's rookie season for the Patriots will end with the quarterback making a trip to Orlando, Florida for the NFL's Pro Bowl Games.
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will not be joined by the Ravens' Lamar Jackson or the Bills' Josh Allen at the upcoming Pro Bowl Games.
Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen and Jayden Daniels have decided to skip the Pro Bowl Games this year after coming up short of making the Super Bowl.
Lamar Jackson will not be participating in the Pro Bowl Games and will be replaced by rookie New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye. The AFC's three quarterbacks at the Pro Bowl will now be the Bengals' Joe Burrow, Steelers' Russell Wilson (replacing the Bills' Josh Allen), and Maye.
The 6-foot-4, 225-pound Maye is the first Patriots quarterback to make the Pro Bowl since 2022, when Mac Jones made the game as an alternate during his rookie season. Jones went 12-for-16 in the game for 112 yards, a touchdown, and an interception.
The Baltimore Ravens league-high nine Pro Bowl selections is taking a major hit. Quarterback Lamar Jackson and running back Derrick Henry dropped out yesterday
Baltimore's Lamar Jackson, Buffalo's Josh Allen and Washington's Jayden Daniels won't be participating in the Pro Bowl Games this week.
A soon-to-be three-time MVP, Jackson has improved in the playoffs over the last two seasons, but he still has much to prove.
The opening event Thursday evening is the Skills Showdown, where players will take place in various challenges. There is an accuracy test of quarterbacks, catching competition for wide receivers, tight ends, and defensive backs, relay races, a game-show-like competition, and a dodgeball tournament.
Tarkenton is one of the top ten-or-so NFL quarterbacks of all-tiem. The Vikings legend led the team to three Super Bowl appearances, won the MVP in 1975, and held nearly every major passing record when he retired in 1978. Tarkenton’s scrambling ability helped revolutionize the quarterback position.