The NFL Pro Bowl has certainly lost its luster in recent years. It has become le s competitive with players rightly focused on their overall health and protecting their careers as opposed to going all-
Bob Gibson Jersey out in the meaningle s game.So, why does the NFL still host the event? It's all about one thing:Money.The NFL is still able to make money by turning the Pro Bowl into a made-for-TV event. The players also are incentivized to at least participate in the games, as they are paid handsomely to do so.The players that are on the winning side of the Pro Bowl will actually make more than the Super Bowl losers do. Just how much is that set to be? Here's a breakdown of what the NFL will pay its Pro Bowl participants in 2023.MORE: The players on the winning team in the 2023 Pro Bowl will receive $84,000 for their efforts, per . That marks the highest Pro Bowl winner's
Trevor Rosenthal Jersey share in NFL history and is more than the loser of the Super Bowl will make in game checks ($82,000 per player).Meanwhile, the loser's Pro Bowl share is also as lucrative as it has ever been. It will be worth $42,000 per player.The previous high-water mark for Pro Bowl prize money came in 2022. During that contest, winners were paid $80,000 while losers made $40,000. The total payouts have increased every year dating back to 2016 and have more than doubled since 2008 as the NFL tries to incentivize players to participate in the games.The Pro Bowl's new format doesn't appear to have an impact on how much players are going to be paid. They are still going to be similarly compensated despite playing flag football in 2023 as a part of the rebranded "Pro Bowl Games."It isn't clear whether there will be prize money awarded to those who participate in and win the various skills competitions throughout
Marcell Ozuna Jersey the week. If so, that would mark a change from previous seasons; but the NFL hasn't made any announcement about that to date.In its early days, the Pro Bowl offered only a little bit more prize money to its winners compared to its losers. The 1971 edition of the game paid the victors $2,000 while the losers made $1,500. It remained that way until 1978, when the league changed its prize-money payouts and established that the winners would be paid twice as much as the losers.Since then, the Pro Bowl winners has almost always made double their losers. There were only a couple of times in the
Mike Shannon Jersey 2010s where that was not the case.Below is a look at the history of Pro Bowl prize money from the 1971 edition of the game to the 2023 Pro Bowl games.YearWinner's shareLoser's share1971$2,000$1,5001972$2,000$1,5001973$2,000$1,5001974$2,000$1,5001975$2,000$1,5001976$2,000$1,5001977$2,000$1,5001978$5,000$2,5001979$5,000$2,5001980$5,000$2,5001981$5,000$2,5001982$5,000$2,5001983$10,000$5,0001984$10,000$5,0001985$10,000$5,0001986$10,000$5,0001987$10,000$5,0001988$10,000$5,0001989$10,000$5,0001990$10,000$5,0001991$10,000$5,0001992$10,000$5,0001993$10,000$5,0001994$20,000$10,0001995$20,000$10,0001996$20,000$10,0001997$20,000$10,0001998$
Brett Cecil Jersey 25,000$12,5001999$25,000$12,5002000$25,000$12,5002001$30,000$15,0002002$30,000$15,0002003$30,000$15,0002004$35,000$17,5002005$35,000$17,5002006$40,000$20,0002007$40,000$20,0002008$40,000$20,0002009$45,000$22,5002010$45,000$22,5002011$45,000$22,5002012$50,000$25,0002013$50,000$25,0002014$53,000$26,0002015$55,000$28,0002016$55,000$28,0002017$61,000$30,0002018$64,000$32,0002019$67,000$34,0002020$70,000$35,00020212022$80,000$40,0002023$84,000$42,000