Next week's NFL Spring Meeting in Boston will include talks on potentially marked changes for the embattled Pro Bowl.
NFL.com's Albert Breer reported Friday that the NFL will continue to advance the idea of a "draft" to select the AFC and NFC squads. Team owners also plan to toy with adding a twist to the annual all-star game by having the top vote-getters in each conference serve as team captains.
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Breer reported in March that the draft concept -- previously used by the NHL for its all-star game -- is "not a done deal," according to a source. The NFL Annual Meeting in March already featured starter discussions about allowing captains to draft their squads, pick team uniforms and come up with names and rules.
These talks are a start, but the Pro Bowl's core problems have been low player attendance and effort. The game's biggest names all too regularly have declined to play -- often citing mysterious injuries -- and those who did show up failed to give us anything worth watching.
Until the game offers any tangible stakes, a more pressing topic is if the Pro Bowl makes any sense at all.
UPDATE: Breer also reported that votes for Super Bowls L and LI will take place at next week's meeting, along with sessions on finance and stadium issues, the fan experience, stadium security, officiating, youth football and the NFL's international initiative.
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