SO, THAT HAPPENED: The Pro Bowl was played on Sunday. Team Irvin dominated Team Rice, 49-27. Teammates Russell Wilson and Michael Bennett took home the MVP awards. It was most definitely a thing that happened, and most people have probably already forgotten which team won.
The Seahawks made the Pro Bowl fun for a change
The Pro Bowl happened on Sunday! Do you remember which team won? Probably not, but there were still some fun moments, most of which had nothing to do with the game.
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THE BEST PART OF THE GAME HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE GAME: Who watches the Pro Bowl to see actual football highlights? Because Richard Sherman knows what the people want, here he is trying to drop an RKO FROM OUTTA NOWHERE on Clay Matthews.
PRO BOWL INJURY: Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert injured his left foot.
MORE SHERMAN GOODNESS: Sherman used to play wide receiver at Stanford. If his one offensive play on Sunday was any indication, moving to defense was probably the right career choice. Bonus points for teammate Bobby Wagner taking him down.
THE SEAHAWKS DO THE PRO BOWL RIGHT: Here’s Michael Bennett dancing with mascots, because the Seahawks just get it when it comes to the Pro Bowl.
SAY IT AIN’T SO, MEGATRON: Calvin Johnson reportedly told the Detroit Lions that he plans to retire. While walking away from the sport is undoubtedly good for his long-term health, it’s still a bummer to see a unique talent like Megatron hanging it up at age 30. His teammates (and lots of others) reacted to the news.
THE DRAFT’S HOTTEST QB: North Dakota State QB Carson Wentz is the talk of the town after a big week at the Senior Bowl, and he’s a top-five pick in this week’s mock draft.
SUPER PICKS: Most of our expert panel is picking the Panthers, but it’s not unanimous.
GOLDEN TATE DRESSES AS JUSTIN BIEBER: As if you needed another reason to click this link.
PANTS GAME REMAINS STRONG: Look at these pants! It’s like Zubaz evolved into a higher form of garish. I need those pants yesterday.
CAM NEWTON, TIGHT END? It came closer to happening than you might think. At least Steve Spurrier and Mark Richt thought he could play tight end. We think he’s doing just fine as a quarterback, though.
OH GOD, KAM, WHAT IS HAPPENING TO YOUR HANDS?!: Kam Chancellor played in one of the coldest playoff games in NFL history. Nearly a month later, he revealed that his hands are getting “iguana skin.” Ew.
GET YOUR PROP BETS IN: The Super Bowl prop bets are up, and among other things, you can bet on whether an earthquake will happen during the game. Well, that’s a bit morbid. You can also bet on whether Left Shark will show up at the halftime show, because that joke definitely didn’t get old after five minutes.
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