The Pro Bowl Rosters were announced on Monday. A global pandemic forced the cancellation of the actual playing of the game. If only one NFL game had to be cancelled this season it can be considered a good thing that the Pro Bowl is that game. Instead of the game, there are going to be some on-line “events” that I still don’t quite understand. Due to the game’s cancellation there also won’t be the absurd number of injury replacements. So, the only Pro Bowl players this year will be the players that were actually selected to the team. Here are those players.
NFC Rosters
Quarterbacks
*Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks
Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals
Running Backs
*Dalvin Cook, Minnesota Vikings
Alvin Kamala, New Orleans Saints
Aaron Jones, Green Bay Packers
Receivers
*Davante Adams, Green Bay Packers
*DeAndre Hopkins, Arizona Cardinals
DK Metcalf, Seattle Seahawks
Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings
Fullback
*Kyle Jusczyzk, San Francisco 49ers
Tight Ends
*T.J. Hockenson, Detroit Lions
Evan Engram, New York Giants
Tackles
*David Bakhtiari, Green Bay Packers
*Trent Williams, San Francisco 49ers
Terron Armstead, New Orleans Saints
Guards
*Brandon Scherff, Washington Football Team
*Elgton Jenkins, Green Bay Packers
Andrus Peat, New Orleans Saints
Centers
*Jason Kelce, Philadelphia Eagles
Frank Ragnow, Detroit Lions
Defensive Ends
*Cameron Jordan, Green Bay Packers
*Brandon Graham, Philadelphia Eagles
Chase Young, Washington Football Team
Defensive Tackles
*Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams
*Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia Eagles
Grady Jarrett, Atlanta Falcons
Outside Linebackers
*Khalil Mack, Chicago Bears
*Za’Darius Smith, Green Bay Packers
Jason Pierre-Paul, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Inside Linebackers
*Bobby Wagner, Seattle Seahawks
Fred Warner, San Francisco 49ers
Cornerbacks
*Jalen Ramsey, Los Angeles Rams
*Jaire Alexander, Green Bay Packers
Marshon Lattimore, New Orleans Saints
Free Safety
*Quandre Diggs, Seattle Seahawks
Strong Safeties
*Budda Baker, Arizona Cardinals
Jamal Adams, Seattle Seahawks
Punter
*Jack Fox, Detroit Lions
Kicker
*Younghoe Koo, Atlanta Falcons
Long Snapper
*Tyler Ott, Seattle Seahawks
Returner
*Cordarrelle Patterson, Chicago Bears
Special Teams
*Nick Bellore, Seattle Seahawks
AFC Rosters
Quarterbacks
*Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
DeShaun Watson, Houston Texans
Running Backs
*Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans
Nick Chubb, Cleveland Browns
Josh Jacobs, Las Vegas Raiders
Receivers
*Tyreek Hill, Kansas City Chiefs
*Stefon Diggs, Buffalo Bills
Keenan Allen Los Angeles Chargers
A.J. Brown, Tennessee Titans
Tight Ends
*Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Darren Waller, Las Vegas Raiders
Fullback
*Patrick Ricard, Baltimore Ravens
Tackles
*Laremy Tunsil, Houston Texans
*Eric Fisher, Kansas City Chiefs
Orlando Brown, Baltimore Ravens
Guards
*Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis Colts
*Joel Bitonio, Cleveland Browns
David DeCastro, Pittsburgh Steelers
Centers
*Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh Steelers
Ryan Kelly, Indianapolis Colts
Defensive Ends
*Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
*Joey Bosa, Los Angeles Chargers
Frank Clark, Kansas City Chiefs
Defensive Tackles
*Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs
*Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh Steelers
Calais Campbell, Baltimore Ravens
Outside Linebackers
*T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers
*Bradley Chubb, Denver Broncos
Matthew Judon, Baltimore Ravens
Inside Linebackers
*Darius Leonard, Indianapolis Colts
Tremaine Edmunds, Buffalo Bills
Cornerbacks
*Xavien Howard, Miami Dolphins
*Tre’Davious White, Buffalo Bills
Stephon Gilmore, New England Patriots
Free Safeties
*Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Steelers
Justin Simmons, Denver Broncos
Strong Safety
*Tyrann Mathieu, Kansas City Chiefs
Punter
*Jake Bailey, New England Patriots
Kicker
*Justin Tucker
Long Snapper
*Morgan Cox, Baltimore Ravens
Returner
*Andre Roberts, Buffalo Bills
Special Teams
*Matthew Slater, New England Patriots
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Some Pro Bowl Thoughts:
The Minnesota Vikings had two players selected to the Pro Bowl
Dalvin Cook
Justin Jefferson
For a team that’s sitting at 6-8 with dimming playoff hopes, two is probably a fair number. Despite that, Eric Kendricks should be one of the NFC’s inside linebackers. Bobby Wagner and Fred Warner made the team. Bobby Wagner hasn’t been Pro Bowl/All-Pro Bobby Wagner for a couple seasons. In the games I’ve seen, he hasn’t even been the best Seahawks linebacker. K.J. Wright has been. Kendricks and Lavonte David are more deserving to be one of the NFC’s inside linebacker than Wagner.
Defensive tackle is one of the most stacked positions in the league. The quality is ridiculous. So is the quantity. Aaron Donald is already one of the best to ever play the position. The measuring of his Gold Jacket and sitting for his Bust should commence. Donald is amazing. He’s far from the only defensive tackle that’s ripping apart the offensive lines that are schemed to stop them. This Pro Bowl boasts six of them.
Aaron Donald
Fletcher Cox
Grady Jarrett
Chris Jones
Cameron Heyward
Calais Campbell
It’s a shame that there isn’t room for more. There’s others that would easily make the team at nearly any other time.
DeForest Buckner
Akiem Hicks
Quinnen Williams
Leonard Williams
Kenny Clark
Jeffrey Simmons
I wish that the Vikings had one of the above.
A depressing number of injuries to some of the best edge rushers in the league (Danielle Hunter, Chandler Jones, Von Miller, Nick Bosa) opened Pro Bowl opportunities for others.
Teams with the most players selected:
7: Baltimore Ravens
Green Bay Packers
Kansas City Chiefs
Seattle Seahawks
5: Buffalo Bills
New Orleans Saints
Pittsburgh Steelers
3: Arizona Cardinals
Cleveland Browns
Detroit Lions
Indianapolis Colts
New England Patriots
Philadelphia Eagles
San Francisco 49ers
Two Rookies made the team:
Justin Jefferson
Chase Young
Again, thanks to a global pandemic the Pro Bowl rosters won’t double in size due to the stream of replacement players. It appears that some good has come from this horrible situation.
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