Team Irvin meets Team Carter.
The Pro Bowl draft is over and the teams have been chosen. The NFL's version of an all-star game comes to your television this Sunday.
As part of the league's effort to make the Pro Bowl actually digestible, the rosters are no longer conferenced as they had been for the majority of the game's lifespan. The rosters were completed Wednesday when Hall of Fame wide receivers Michael Irvin and Cris Carter drafted their players and coaches.
Irvin, a former Dallas Cowboy, ended up with every Cowboy in the draft. The list includes DeMarco Murray, Tony Romo, Jason Witten, 60 percent of the Dallas offensive line, and the Cowboys' long snapper. Irvin even drafted the team's head coach and ex-Dallas All-Pro pass rusher DeMarcus Ware.
As for Team Carter, he built his team around Andrew Luck and a bevy of great receivers. After receiving Antonio Brown as a captain, Carter added A.J. Green, Jordy Nelson, and T.Y. Hilton. He also invested heavily on the defensive line, a group that includes J.J. Watt, Mario Williams, Calais Campbell, and Marcell Dareus.
Though the Pro Bowl has historically been played in Hawaii, the game will be held at the site of Super Bowl XLIX, University of Phoenix Stadium. Also unlike past years, the Pro Bowl will take place the week before the Super Bowl rather than after.
How to watch
Where: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale
When: 8 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Announcers: Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden, Lisa Salters
Online streaming: Verizon NFL Mobile, WatchESPN
Further reading
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