The American league had tried to revamp the format to make it more interesting. This year’s failure has sealed its demise

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.

El juego previo al Super Bowl ya no se jugarán más

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.

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.

The precipitous decline in viewership for the NFL’s Pro Bowl Games was a key factor in the league’s decision to kill the event.