20% of This Year's Pro Bowlers Not Even Heading For Hawaii

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Morning Update (Inside the NFL Edition)
Published 2/7/2008 by Chris <info@arrowheadpride.com> at Arrowhead Pride: Front Page Posts
... any of the current commercials. I didn't know this until I flipped through and saw the final show ever last night -- HBO has cancelled Inside the NFL, after 31 years. This story is amazing. This high school offensive lineman didn't get into a division one school. So what did he do? He invited his entire school to a fake signing day ceremony for the University of California. Get this kid some meds, stat. What's a Pro Bowl without the biggest stars? Michael Ash of Real Football 365 gives us a ...

The Super Bowl was Unforgettable, but the Pro Bowl Remains Irrelevant
Published 2/7/2008 by Anthony Hall at MVN Outsider
... SPORTSbyBROOKS reports that 16 NFL players, including Tom Brady and Brett Favre, have declined to make the trip to Hawaii to participate in the Pro Bowl. And honestly, I’m surprised only 20% of those invited opted against playing in the game. ...

Football With (No) Balls
Published 2/8/2008 by McD at Rumors and Rants
... in announcing them at that time in the season. But now, as the game approaches, is there any point in playing it at all when one in five players named to the game doesn't even play in it? No Brett Favre. No Tom Brady. No LaDainian Tomlinson. There is nothing about this game that makes it interesting. Imagine if Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Kevin Garnett all pulled out of the NBA All-Star game because they just didn't feel like playing in it. Would anyone watch the game? Of course not. ...