Eighty-eight players will receive the Pro Bowl honor with no alternates, corralling a key aspect of the event that had gotten out of whack.

The Pro Bowl is no more. The NFL announced the move Wednesday, bringing an end to an exhibition of the league's top players that was held in some form almost every year since 1951.

Eighty-eight players will receive the Pro Bowl honor with no alternates, corralling a key aspect of the event that had gotten out of whack.

The exhibition of the league’s top players was held in some form almost every year since 1951, except for 2021 due to COVID-19.

Pro Bowlers will still be selected, but no game will be played. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the game wasn't "up to NFL standards.”

The NFL has eliminated the Pro Bowl games, per a league official. The focus now will shift to celebrating the honor of being a Pro-Bowl selection.