SANTA CLARA — DeForest Buckner’s Pro Bowl snub is hard for 49ers fans to digest. So how did it happen?
The easy answer annually is that the NFL’s all-star showcase (or “game”) is more popularity-driven than performance-based.
Here are five deeper explanations as to why Buckner didn’t make the cut and at least is a first alternate, meaning there’s a great chance he’ll go from snub to sub:
