ORLANDO, Fla. – The NFL Pro Bowl is heading back to Orlando.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, NFL Senior Director of Event Strategy & Business Planning Alex Brooke, Florida Citrus Sports CEO Steve Hogan and Chief Venue Officer of Orlando Venues Allen Johnson are set to make the announcement during a Thursday event.

There have already been five NFL Pro Bowls in Orlando, including one earlier this year.

Last month, Orange County commissioners started the process of considering bringing back the NFL Pro Bowl and whether to spend $3 million in Tourist Development Tax dollars to do so.

“We don’t have an NFL team here so to get to see 88 of the best on the planet from everybody’s team playing on your field, I think it’s a blessing for the kids in this community,” Hogan said last month.

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