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5 ways to make the NFL Pro Bowl fun again

By Peter Panacy

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
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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Jul 10, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; Terry Crews flexes for a camera during the All Star Game legends and celebrity softball game at PetCo Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 10, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; Terry Crews flexes for a camera during the All Star Game legends and celebrity softball game at PetCo Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 1: The Annual Pro Bowl Softball Game

Forget football. Who wants to watch an amped up game of flag football anyway?

Change it up, and the No. 1 way to do so is to make the Pro Bowl an annual softball game between the NFC and AFC.

Why? Well, why not?

Watching Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott run around the base paths would be entertaining. So would be watching some of those big offensive linemen do their best Babe Ruth impression too.

Break it down by division — AFC West versus the NFC West and so on. Put together your brackets, and there’s a good chance Vegas odds makers would have some fun too.

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The winner, of course, would be able to raise a bunch of money to a charity of choice — because all celebrity softball games raise some sort of donations — but the game would be a nice change-up from the boredom seen during the regular Pro Bowl.

You might have your own ideas, so be sure to comment below.

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But, unless you’re content with the Pro Bowl as is, it’s certainly worth exploring ideas how to spice it up.