Pro Bowl: 5 ways to make the NFL All-Star game fun again

5 ways to make the NFL Pro Bowl fun again

Jan 26, 2017; Orlando, FL, USA; General overall view of Camping World Stadium exterior. The facility, formerly known as the Orlando Stadium, the Citrus Bowl and the Tangerine Bowl, will play host to the 2017 Pro Bowl between the AFC and the NFC on Jan 29, 2017. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

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No. 2: Play the Pro Bowl in Throwback Uniforms

I’m not just talking about those ugly Pittsburgh Steelers or Green Bay Packers throwback jerseys. No, we’re going back further.

Way back.

The Pro Bowl is boring. But a good chunk of us would be more inclined to watch if the uniforms were, well, a little more retro.

By retro, let’s get rid of anything resembling a modern NFL game and go way back. Like the time where football games featured leather helmets and no facemasks.

Kind of like these:

Change up the look of the game. Make it a throwback contest, but throwing it back as far as possible.

You’d watch it… admit it.