Reef McIntosh is a Chargers fan. Gabe Kling roots for Jacksonville. "Torn between the Pro Bowl and surfing. The North Shore is 10-15ft hard to pass up," tweeted Freddy Patacchia last week during the Pipe Pro. And after attending the Patriots playoff game two weeks ago, Dusty Payne tweets, "Really wish I could have made it to the super bowl this year to cheer on the @realpatriots. Feel like the worst fan."

Needless to say, whether they'll cop to it or not, pro surfers have a lot of down time, and some of them have evolved into quite fervent NFL fans ... what else are you going to do on a Sunday morning when the surf's flat or blown out? Quiksilver's even partnered up with the NFL to come up with a signature line of boardshorts, that's how serious some surfers take their pigskin.

Last week the Pro Bowl came to Oahu, and while John John Florence was doing his thing on the other side of the island, some of surfing's more recognizable celebrities were mingling with NFL greats. Justin Cote at Transworld Surf captured this little session with Drew Brees, Tony Gonzalez, Doug Flutie, Mark Healey, Reef McIntosh and Kelly Slater. And while it's safe to say that Brees has more of a chance of winning another Super Bowl than he does getting pitted at Pipe, at least they're out there ... and who knows how Slater would hold up if he got blasted by a 250-pound linebacker.