2026年8月26日 / 美国东部时间晚上7:16 / 哥伦比亚广播公司/美联社
美国国家橄榄球联盟（NFL）周三宣布，职业碗（Pro Bowl）赛事就此停办，这项展示联盟顶级球员的表演赛自1951年以来几乎每年都会以某种形式举办。
2021年受新冠疫情影响，职业碗赛事曾停办一次，这也是这项季后赛传统赛事唯一一次中断。
联盟表示，本赛季仍将选出88名职业碗球员，并将于赛后在洛杉矶进行表彰。届时还将举办多项腰旗橄榄球活动。
在一份新闻稿中，NFL表示计划“升级”职业碗评选机制，不再设置替补球员——此前替补球员会替代受伤球员或是晋级当届超级碗的球员。
今年的职业碗阵容包括克利夫兰布朗队新秀四分卫谢德·桑德斯、杰克逊维尔美洲虎队线卫德文·劳埃德以及达拉斯牛仔队近端锋杰克·弗格森。
NFL在声明中表示：“全明星阵容仍将通过球员、教练和球迷同等权重的投票流程选出。”
联盟执行副总裁彼得·奥赖利在一份声明中称：“职业碗一直以来都是为了表彰那些跻身NFL顶尖水平的球员。职业碗评选将回归初衷，致敬真正的顶尖球员。我们希望这项荣誉对球员、他们的家人、所属球队以及球迷都能拥有更深远的意义。”
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据《The Athletic》周三报道，NFL橄榄球运营执行副总裁老特洛伊·文森特今年夏天在与十余名明星球员的通话中，谈及了职业碗赛事的现状。
据《The Athletic》消息，文森特称球员们希望看到一场联盟全明星的庆祝活动。
近年来职业碗的受欢迎程度也有所下滑。这项赛事曾长期固定在檀香山举办，之后NFL将赛事迁至多个不同城市，并于2023年将赛事形式从冲撞式橄榄球改为腰旗橄榄球。
NFL ends Pro Bowl after 75 years, will still honor roster at season’s end
August 26, 2026 / 7:16 PM EDT / CBS/AP
The Pro Bowl is no more, the NFL announced Wednesday, ending an exhibition of the league’s top players that was held in some form almost every year since 1951.
The game wasn’t played in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that was the only pause in the postseason event.
The league said 88 players will still be named as Pro Bowlers and honored in Los Angeles after this season. Several flag football events also will take place at that time.
In a news release, the NFL said it plans to “elevate” Pro Bowl selections, with no replacement selections, who in the past would substitute for injured players or for those playing in that year’s Super Bowl.
This year’s included Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders, Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Devin Lloyd and Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson.
“The roster will continue to be determined through an equal- weighted voting process among players, coaches and fans,” the NFL’s statement said.
“The Pro Bowl has always been about recognizing the players who distinguish themselves as the very best in the NFL,” league executive vice president Peter O’Reilly said in a statement. “A Pro Bowl selection will return to its original purpose, honoring the best of the best. We want that distinction to carry even greater meaning for the players, their families, their clubs and our fans.”
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The Athletic reported Wednesday that NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent Sr. discussed the state of the Pro Bowl in a call with more than a dozen star players this summer.
Vincent said the players wanted a celebration of the league’s all-stars, according to The Athletic.
The Pro Bowl has also waned in popularity in recent years. Once a staple in Honolulu, the NFL has moved the event to various cities and even switched from tackle to flag football in 2023.
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