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The Walt Disney Co. and the NFL have expanded on their relationship with Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions, tapping the former quarterback’s production company to help “shape programming” for a completely reimagined Pro Bowl. ESPN’s production will be as unique as the Games, with multiple all-access elements including mic’d up quarterbacks and coaches – Peyton and Eli Manning, for the AFC and NFC teams respectively. Spontaneous interviews and additional unconventional tactics will be utilized in the reimagined broadcast, which will feature many of ESPN’s biggest NFL personalities. In between quarters of the flag football game, Move the Chains, Gridiron Gauntlet and Tug of War skill competitions will take place live on the field.

The Pro Bowl will be relaunched as “The Pro Bowl Games,” with the flag football game as the culminating event. The days leading up to the game will also integrate new challenges where players showcase their football and non-football skills in unique competitions.” Verizon is the presenting sponsor of the event. And that’s where Omaha Productions comes in. Manning’s company will help shape the week’s programming, and Manning himself will serve as a coach during the flag game.

Alex Weprin The Hollywood Reporter