The coaching staffs of the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs were selected to lead the 2016 Pro Bowl teams in Hawaii, the NFL announced Wednesday.
The 2016 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, Jan. 31 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu.
Head coaches Mike McCarthy of the Packers and Andy Reid of the Chiefs, along with their assistants, will be assigned to teams through the Pro Bowl Draft.
The Arizona Cardinals defeated the Packers 26-20 in overtime and the New England Patriots beat the Chiefs 27-20 in divisional-round playoff games last weekend.
The 2016 Pro Bowl Draft will be held on Jan. 27.
Pro Football Hall of Famers Michael Irvin and Jerry Rice will serve as NFL Legends captains for their Pro Bowl squads — Team Irvin and Team Rice — and will select their coaching staff.
Irvin and Rice return for the second time after being the winning captains in the previous two Pro Bowls.
Five-time Pro Bowler Darren Woodson (Team Irvin) and two-time Pro Bowler Eric Davis (Team Rice) will serve as defensive co-captains. The legends will also each be assisted by two active player captains and one NFL.com fantasy football champion in the draft process.
The Pro Bowl will continue using the revised game format that debuted with the 2014 game, with NFL Legends captains having final say over Pro Bowl Draft decisions. The Pro Bowl will remain “unconferenced,” with several key playing rules changed. Players were selected without regard to conference in voting by fans, coaches and players and will later be assigned to teams via the Pro Bowl Draft.