PRO BOWL RAIDERS

Davante Adams wide receiver

The former Packer earned his sixth career Pro Bowl nod by rewriting the Raiders’ single-season receiving record book in his first year with the team and leading the NFL with 14 receiving touchdowns.

AJ Cole punter

The Coaches

To further foster the good-natured attitude, the NFL did away with the tradition of bringing in coaching sta s from each conference for the Pro Bowl. Two of the most beloved recent quarterback retirees will take their place—brothers Eli and Peyton Manning.

Eli, who played his entire career with the Giants, will coach the NFC. Peyton, who won a Super Bowl with both Indianapolis and Denver, will coach the AFC.

The pair’s interplay and sibling rivalry has become a big hit with the Manningcast, on which they provide commentary and interview guests during an alternate broadcast of Monday Night Football. Shapiro said the Manningcast “encapsulates” what he wants the Pro Bowl to be as “a really fun [aspect] with a competitive streak to it and greats going at it.”

“They’re hilarious,” Crosby said, endorsing the Mannings’ inclusion in the Pro Bowl Games. “I see them involved with everything right now, and it’s awesome.”

Cole was controversially left o the Pro Bowl roster initially but made it as a replacement when fellow punter Tommy Townsend reached the Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs. Cole is widely considered one of the best, if not the best, punter in the league and expanded his arsenal with di erent types of kicks this season to make the Pro Bowl in back-to-back years.

Maxx Crosby edge rusher

One year after breaking out as one of the NFL’s best pass rushers, the Raiders’ new $100 million man became one of the league’s best rush defenders, leading the league with 22 tackles for loss to earn his second straight Pro Bowl appearance.

Josh Jacobs running back

The impending free agent reached the Pro Bowl for the second time in three years by virtue of leading the league in both rush yards (1,653) and scrimmage yards (2,053). He stars alongside Peyton Manning in a water balloon-themed Pro Bowl Games commercial promoting the event.