Which Bengals stars would our readers draft to their flag football team? Here's a look

Victoria Moorwood
Cincinnati Enquirer
Tee Higgins was one of several Cincinnati Bengals players mentioned in The Enquirer's latest Instagram poll.

The NFL is replacing the Pro Bowl with a week of skills competitions and a flag football game, it announced this week.

The annual tradition, which started in 1951, will be renamed the Pro Bowl Games and will see AFC and NFC players showcase both their football and off-the-field skills in a series of challenges, the league said. The inaugural Games will be held in Las Vegas and the flag football game will take place at Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 5, 2023.

The Pro Bowl shakeup begs the question: Who would you want on your flag football team? In a poll, we asked our Instagram followers what Cincinnati Bengals players, past or present, they would pick for their team.

Here's what they said.

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Instagram users said they would want Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson, pictured here in 2009, on their flag football team. Johnson played for the Cincinnati Bengals from 2001 to 2010.

Ochocinco is still a Cincinnati favorite

Several Instagram users said they'd want Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson on their flag football team, with one follower writing, "strictly for (the) trash talk." The former Bengals wide receiver is in Cincinnati this week for the team's Thursday night game against the Miami Dolphins.

Ken Anderson, Tee Higgins got shoutouts

Other users pointed to former quarterback Ken Anderson, who, after his professional playing career, returned to the Bengals as a coach and offensive coordinator from 1993 to 2002. Wide receiver Tee Higgins also got a mention.

And ... Kanye West

Apparently, one Instagram user hopes the NFL will bend the rules so that Chicago-born rap star Kanye West can join their flag football team.

Who would you draft to your squad? Let us know in the comments.