Pro Bowl 2017: TV Schedule, Live Stream and NFL Players Pool

The 2017 NFL Pro Bowl: where fans get to see the best players from their favorite team play and players get to enjoy a week full of easy practices in a meaningless game.

Does it get any better than this?

Pro Bowl rosters are, historically, in a constant state of flux, and this year's pool of talented NFL players is no different. Take a look at Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, for example.

If healthy, Carr would be almost certain to take part in this year's Pro Bowl festivities, although there may be some Raiders fans who feel that a healthy Carr would've equated to a trip to Houston for the Super Bowl.

But unlike most Pro Bowls, this year is different. There is no Aloha Stadium, the players aren't staying at the Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu, nor are they enjoying the pleasant trade winds that blanket the Hawaiian islands during the year. This year's Pro Bowl is in Orlando, thousands of miles away from Honolulu. Former NFL wide receiver and six-time Pro Bowler Chad Johnson posed this question on Twitter:

Why indeed, Ochocinco. Why indeed.

Game Details

When: Sunday, Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. ET

Where: Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Television: ESPN

Live Stream: WatchESPN

AFC Players Selected	Position	Team
Tom Brady (I)	QB	New England Patriots
Derek Carr (I)	QB	Oakland Raiders
Alex Smith (R)	QB	Kansas City Chiefs
Andy Dalton	QB	Cincinnati Bengals
Ben Roethlisberger	QB	Pittsburgh Steelers
Le'Veon Bell (I)	RB	Pittsburgh Steelers
Melvin Gordon	RB	San Diego Chargers
DeMarco Murray	RB	Tennessee Titans
LeSean McCoy	RB	Buffalo Bills
Antonio Brown (I)	WR	Pittsburgh Steelers
Amari Cooper	WR	Oakland Raiders
A.J. Green	WR	Cincinnati Bengals
T.Y. Hilton	WR	Indianapolis Colts
Demaryius Thomas	WR	Denver Broncos
Joe Thomas	OT	Cleveland Browns
Donald Penn	OT	Oakland Raiders
Taylor Lewan	OT	Tennessee Titans
Marshal Yanda	OG	Baltimore Ravens
Kelechi Osemele	OG	Oakland Raiders
David DeCastro	OG	Pittsburgh Steelers
Rodney Hudson	C	Oakland Raiders
Maurkice Pouncey	C	Pittsburgh Steelers
Jeremy Zuttah	C	Baltimore Ravens
Travis Kelce	TE	Kansas City Chiefs
Delanie Walker	TE	Tennessee Titans
Kyle Juszczyk	FB	Baltimore Ravens
Khalil Mack	DE	Oakland Raiders
Cameron Wake	DE	Miami Dolphins
Jadeveon Clowney	DE	Houston Texans
Geno Atkins	DT	Cincinnati Bengals
Ndamukong Suh	DT	Miami Dolphins
Jurrell Casey	DT	Tennessee Titans
Von Miller	OLB	Denver Broncos
Lorenzo Alexander	OLB	Buffalo Bills
Brian Orakpo	OLB	Tennessee Titans
Dont'a Hightower (I)	MLB	New England Patriots
C.J. Mosley (I)	MLB	Baltimore Ravens
Zach Brown	MLB	Buffalo Bills
Ryan Shazier	MLB	Pittsburgh Steelers
Marcus Peters	CB	Kansas City Chiefs
Aqib Talib	CB	Denver Broncos
Casey Hayward	CB	San Diego Chargers
Chris Harris	CB	Denver Broncos
Stephon Gilmore	CB	Buffalo Bills
Devin McCourty (I)	FS	New England Patriots
Eric Weddle	FS	Baltimore Ravens
Reggie Nelson	FS	Oakland Raiders
Eric Berry	SS	Kansas City Chiefs
Pat McAfee	P	Indianapolis Colts
Justin Tucker	K	Baltimore Ravens
Tyreek Hill	RS	Kansas City Chiefs
Matthew Slater (I)	ST	New England Patriots
D.J. Alexander	ST	Kansas City Chiefs
NFC Players Selected
Matt Ryan (I)	QB	Atlanta Falcons
Aaron Rodgers (I)	QB	Green Bay Packers
Kirk Cousins (R)	QB	Washington Redskins
Drew Brees (R)	QB	New Orleans Saints
Dak Prescott	QB	Dallas Cowboys
Ezekiel Elliott	RB	Dallas Cowboys
David Johnson	RB	Arizona Cardinals
Devonta Freeman (I)	RB	Atlanta Falcons
Darren Sproles (R)	RB	Philadelphia Eagles
Julio Jones (I)	WR	Atlanta Falcons
Dez Bryant (R)	WR	Dallas Cowboys
Odell Beckham	WR	New York Giants
Mike Evans	WR	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Larry Fitzgerald (I)	WR	Arizona Cardinals
Doug Baldwin (R)	WR	Seattle Seahawks
Tyron Smith	OT	Dallas Cowboys
Trent Williams	OT	Washington
Jason Peters (I)	OT	Philadelphia Eagles
David Bakhtiari (R)	OT	Green Bay Packers
Zack Martin	OG	Dallas Cowboys
Brandon Scherff	OG	Washington
T.J. Lang (I)	OG	Green Bay Packers
Jason Sitton (R)	OG	Chicago Bears
Travis Frederick	C	Dallas Cowboys
Alex Mack (I)	C	Atlanta Falcons
Jason Kelce (R)	C	Philadelphia Eagles
Greg Olsen	TE	Carolina Panthers
Jordan Reed	TE	Washington
Mike Tolbert	FB	Carolina Panthers
Everson Griffen	DE	Minnesota Vikings
Cliff Avril	DE	Seattle Seahawks
Michael Bennett	DE	Seattle Seahawks
Aaron Donald	DT	Los Angeles Rams
Gerald McCoy	DT	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Fletcher Cox	DT	Philadelphia Eagles
Vic Beasley (I)	OLB	Atlanta Falcons
Anthony Barr (R)	OLB	Minnesota Vikings
Ryan Kerrigan	OLB	Washington
Thomas Davis	OLB	Carolina Panthers
Bobby Wagner	MLB	Seattle Seahawks
Luke Kuechly	MLB	Carolina Panthers
Janoris Jenkins	CB	New York Giants
Patrick Peterson	CB	Arizona Cardinals
Richard Sherman	CB	Seattle Seahawks
Xavier Rhodes	CB	Minnesota Vikings
Harrison Smith	FS	Minnesota Vikings
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	FS	Green Bay Packers
Landon Collins	SS	New York Giants
Johnny Hekker	P	Los Angeles Rams
Matt Bryant (I)	K	Atlanta Falcons
Matt Prater (R)	K	Detroit Lions
Cordarrelle Patterson	RS	Minnesota Vikings
Dwayne Harris	ST	New York Giants

Even without the likes of Matt Ryan, Tom Brady and Julio Jones, there is still plenty of star power to go around in this year's edition of the exhibition game.

Ezekiel Elliott, the NFL's leading rusher, will make his first of what appears to be many trips to the Pro Bowl after a spectacular rookie campaign that saw that former Ohio State Buckeye rush for 1,631 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Joining Elliott will be teammate and fellow rookie Dak Prescott, who had an even more unbelievable season than his aforementioned partner in crime.

While there are some young, fresh faces taking the field in this year's Pro Bowl, it's important to point out that this year's team captains will also feature some fresh faces patrolling the sidelines. 

Jerome Bettis, Tony Gonzalez, Ray Lewis and Charles Woodson will be the new coaches this year, replacing Team Jerry Rice and Team Michael Irvin from a year ago.

While some fans and players might miss the rivalry between Rice and Irvin that had a lot of good back-and-forth banter, it's arguable that this year's crop of team captains has more flair and personality—which should give way to some heated yet friendly trash talk throughout the week.

But the best part about this year's Pro bowl has nothing to do with who's playing or coaching. The most exciting part about this year's event is the return of Pro Bowl week activities like the skills challenge and, most importantly, a dodgeball game. 

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The 2017 Pro Bowl skills challenge will feature…dodgeball https://t.co/gSFjp8WuQl pic.twitter.com/i3MBYt8tT8

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 13, 2016"

It's safe to say that this year's Pro Bowl will draw a lot more attention and fanfare than in years past.

Stats courtesy of NFL.com.