Like any professional sports league that includes fan voting for All-Star games, the NFL Pro Bowl Games are more of a popularity contest than a legitimate roster of the game’s best players.
The Cleveland Browns, for example, had two players selected to the AFC’s Pro Bowl roster this year in defensive end Myles Garrett and cornerback Denzel Ward. Garrett was obviously a slam-dunk, as he stands one quarterback sack away from breaking the NFL’s all-time single season record of 22.5. Ward, however, hasn’t had his best year, at least not by his high standards, and hasn’t even been able to play lately due to a calf injury.