2021 NFL Pro Bowl Coming to Las Vegas

This year's NFL Draft was supposed to be in Las Vegas in advance of the debut of the Las Vegas Raiders this season. Canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was considered a lost opportunity to introduce the newest fanbase in the league as well as what could shape up to be one of its most compelling markets.

Pro Bowl is coming to Las Vegas!! #3x pic.twitter.com/N8f655X6pP
— Derek Carr (@derekcarrqb) June 16, 2020

Well, the league hasn't wasted much time in trying to use the city again to host important events. It was announced on Tuesday that the NFL's next Pro Bowl will be held in the Raiders home at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on January 31, 2021. Previously the Pro Bowl had been hosted by the city of Orlando for three years straight. It's not surprising that after the draft was altered, the league is making up for that lost opportunity.

It could help spice up an event that many had long considered to be unstable. With the experience Las Vegas had had as a host of college basketball conference tournaments and the 2007 NBA All-Star Game, the NFL has a lot to go on in terms of finding out the best ways to maximize the appeal of the Pro Bowl in Vegas.

Of course, there isn't a guarantee that people would be able to go to the Pro Bowl considering the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. It would be a shame for two significant NFL events to be canceled in the same city, and even a Pro Bowl without fans would feel like a waste in a town like Las Vegas.

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