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Itҳ always been fascinating, across all sports, that some of the most spirited debates are centered over the games that donҴ count. Want to get a fan base riled up? Ask them about their favorite player not being named to the All-Star Game in baseball or basketball. And, in the NFL, itҳ the Pro Bowl snub. And the selections for the 2022 Pro Bowl were no different. Itҳ not that the players who were selected to the Pro Bowl by a combined vote of fans, players and coaches arenҴ worthy. There are really very few, if any, picks that would go under the category of undeserved. But there are only so many spots and so many players who are worthy of the honor that some are going to be left off. Here is a look at some of the players who watched the Pro Bowl from other than the sidelines in Las Vegas, and their chances of getting picked for the game in 2023: Joe Burrow, Quarterback, Cincinnati Bengals Jaҍarr Chase on Joe Burrow: Ӧirst off he should be in the Pro Bowl. Second off he should be in the [MVP] race.ԠMy postgame chat on @nflnetwork with the rookie WR that went absolutely off today with 266 receiving yards and 3 TDs. pic.twitter.com/0xM2UnAzHV נJames Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) January 2, 2022 Burrow is probably not complaining about not being named to the Pro Bowl in his second season in the NFL, considering what heҳ doing instead: Preparing to play in Super Bowl 56. Burrow, perhaps unlike any other snub candidate, was a victim of the timing of the voting in 2021. The results were announced just prior to Week 16, which was the first of Burrowҳ record-setting back-to-back 400-yard, four-touchdown, no-interception games that locked up the AFC North for the Cincinnati Bengals. Meanwhile, Baltimore RavensҠQB Lamar Jackson was voted in, despite missing the final four weeks of the regular season. Next season, another year removed from a knee injury in 2020, Burrow should make his Pro Bowl case right from the beginning. Matthew Stafford, Quarterback, Los Angeles Rams Ӎatthew Stafford not being in the Pro Bowl and Kyler Murray making it is STUPID!Լbr> ׀danorlovsky7 pic.twitter.com/halmtxGll2 נESPN (@espn) December 23, 2021 Staffordҳ problem with making the Pro Bowl in 2021 had as much to do with the competition as his own season. Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady each had MVP-caliber seasons, which left the Los Angeles Rams quarterback vying for just one other spot, which went to Kyler Murray of the Arizona Cardinals. While itҳ a fair argument that Stafford should have gotten in ahead of Murray, particularly the way the two quarterbacks diverged in the final quarter of the season, next year should be a moot point. Brady has retired, and itҳ entirely possible Rodgers is on an AFC team like the Denver Broncos in 2022, if he doesnҴ shock the league and retire. The door should be wide open for Stafford to get his due. Creed Humphrey, Center, Kansas City Chiefs So, @creed_humphrey, when can we meet the dog? pic.twitter.com/Qx8pHyk0yO נKansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) May 1, 2021 Humphrey cannot join Aaron Donald as players with long consecutive Pro Bowl streaks from the beginning of their careers, but the ChiefsҠrookie certainly showed he belongs on the team, allowing just one sack and ten pressures at the time of the Pro Bowl announcement in 2021. The rookie from Oklahoma is going to be a dominant force at the center position for many years if he stays healthy, and having Patrick Mahomes taking your snaps doesnҴ hurt your ability to play well, either. A.J. Terrell, Cornerback, Atlanta Falcons A.J. Terrell hasnҴ allowed over 35 yards in a game this season : @AtlantaFalcons pic.twitter.com/TFHXDlMrT5 נPFF (@PFF) December 21, 2021 Trevon Diggs, Jalen Ramsey, Marshon Lattimore and Darius Slay are pretty much household names at cornerback in the NFC. But maybe itҳ time for Terrell to be part of this conversation. Pro Football Focus had Terrell graded as the highest-rated cornerback in the NFL when the Pro Bowl selections were announced. His coverage grade of 90.2 was also the highest in the league. In 2020, Terrell was ranked 71st among corners, so if he continues to make improvements in 2022, thereҳ little chance he wonҴ garner the attention needed to earn a Pro Bowl selection. Roquan Smith, Inside/Middle Linebacker, Chicago Bears 2021 STOPS LEADERS (PFF): 1) Roquan Smith, 67 2) Denzel Perryman, 61 3) CJ Mosley, 60 4) Micah Parsons, 53 Kyzir White, 53 DeҖondre Campbell, 53 7) Deion Jones, 51 Bobby Wagner, 51 9) Bobby Okereke, 50 10) Aaron Donald, 49 pic.twitter.com/OJ2ZRO17LU נMike Kennedy (@MikeKennedyNFL) January 15, 2022 Bobby Wagner of the Seattle Seahawks made his eighth straight Pro Bowl in 2021, but as the SeahawksҠdefense continues its decline, itҳ fair to wonder if that was the end of the run for the veteran linebacker. Smith, on the other hand, is a rising star in the league who had a career-high 163 tackles in 2021, his fourth season in the league. The other huge problem for Smith is that Dallas Cowboys rookie Micah Parsons, who is the odds-on favorite to be defensive player of the year, is listed as a linebacker, even though he excels as a down-lineman. If Parsons gets an official position change on next yearҳ ballot, keeping Smith off the team will be next to impossible. Stats courtesy of༯em>Pro Football Reference RELATED: From Joe Brrr to Joe Shiesty, Joe Burrowҳ Long List of Nicknames Adds to His Legend The post 2022 Pro Bowl Snubs Who WonҴ Be Left Off the Team In Ҳ3 appeared first on Sportscasting | Pure Sports. ------------------------------------ By: Jeff Goldberg Title: 2022 Pro Bowl Snubs Who WonҴ Be Left Off the Team In Ҳ3 Sourced From: www.sportscasting.com/2022-pro-bowl-snubs-who-wont-be-left-off-team-2023/ Published Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2022 18:45:30 +0000 Read More Did you miss our previous article... https://deals.delivery/sports/the-nba-announces-the-2022-nba-allstar-reserves