The city of Houston has submitted a bid to host the 2017 Pro Bowl in advance of Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner revealed the proposal to host the NFL's annual all-star game following a press conference to unveil an official countdown clock to next year's Super Bowl LI.
Turner envisions Houston hosting the Pro Bowl the way the city of Phoenix did prior to the Super Bowl two years ago.
"With the Final Four coming in the first week of April and the possibility of the Pro Bowl, let's keep our fingers crossed that the Pro Bowl may come the week before the Super Bowl," said Turner, who estimated that 1.