The NFL’s Pro Bowl Skills Showdown offers an .

The show airs Thursday, Jan. 25, at 8 p.m. on ESPN or the ESPN Watch app.

Aside from the traditional challenges involving precision passing, best hands and kicking efficiency this year’s showcase features a “drone drop” in which a drone drops a football from way on high and a receiver must catch it, and a masterful game of dodgeball. No Average Joes involved.

The Skills Showdown, however, is nothing new. Let’s timewarp back to 2006 when then-quarterback Michael Vick showed off his accuracy:

Falcons safety Keanu Neal and linebacker Deion Jones will play Sunday in the NFL All-Star game (3 p.m., ESPN) at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. Falcons teammates Julio Jones and Alex Mack are not expected to participate.

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U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., and Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. (AJC file photos)

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