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The first NFL all-star game was played on the 15th of January 1939 at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles, where the New York Giants defeated the NFL All-Stars 13-10 in front of 15,000 fans. The event was discontinued after 1942 due to wartime travel restrictions, and the renamed Pro Bowl returned in January 1951.
Tom Brady holds the all-time record with 15 Pro Bowl invitations, a mark set with his selection to the 2022 Pro Bowl. Of currently active players, offensive lineman Trent Williams leads with 12 selections.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell stated in May 2022 that the traditional Pro Bowl game "doesn't work" and that another way to celebrate players was needed. On the 26th of September 2022, the NFL announced a partnership with Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions to reformat the event as the Pro Bowl Games, replacing contact football with flag football and skills competitions beginning in 2023.
Aloha Stadium in Halawa, Hawaii hosted the Pro Bowl for 30 consecutive seasons from 1980 through 2009, and again in 2011-2014 and 2016, making it the event's longest-running home. The first 21 games of the modern series, from 1951 through 1972, were all played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Pro Bowl selections are determined by votes from three equal groups: coaches, players, and fans, with each group's ballots counting for one-third of the total. Fan voting takes place at NFL.com. Prior to 1995, only coaches and players made Pro Bowl selections.
The Pro Bowl has long been criticized for low-quality play, with players reaching a tacit agreement not to tackle hard to avoid injuries. The 2012 game produced a combined score of 100 points, and the Associated Press described the hitting as resembling a pillow fight. Fan voting has also been faulted for favoring large-market teams, with the Dallas Cowboys placing a record 13 players on the 2008 NFC roster.