Field Level Media
16 Dec 2025, 08:55 GMT+10
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Pro Football Hall of Famers and former teammates Steve Young and Jerry Rice will oppose each other on the sideline as the head coaches for the 2026 Pro Bowl Games.
Young will coach the AFC, while Rice will coach the NFC, the NFL announced on Monday. The two were teammates on the San Francisco 49ers from 1987-99.
The flag football spectacle will be held the week of the Super Bowl for the first time in the event's history. Rice and Young will lead their squads into San Francisco's Moscone Center South Building on Tuesday, Feb. 3, while the Super Bowl will take place Feb. 8 at Levi's Stadium.
Rice was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2010. He is widely recognized as the best wideout of all time, as he holds the regular-season records for receptions (1,549), receiving yards (22,895), touchdown receptions (197), scrimmage yards (23,540) and total TDs (208).
The three-time Super Bowl champion also holds playoff marks with 2,245 receiving yards and 22 touchdown receptions, among other records.
Young was enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 2005. The seven-time Pro Bowl quarterback led the league in passer rating six times, earned three first-team All-Pro honors, won two MVPs and captured three Super Bowl rings.
The NFL is working to promote flag football ahead of the sport's Olympic debut in the 2028 Games at Los Angeles.
--Field Level Media
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