So, the Pro Bowl is pretty much a joke, and the league finally did away with the game itself, though there are still going to be a bunch of competitions for the “Pro Bowl Games” this week, including a flag football game.
That said, adding to the “joke” part of it is that Ravens backup quarterback Tyler Huntley, who started four late-season games while starter Lamar Jackson was injured, was named to the Pro Bowl roster today. Huntley threw all of two TDs in his limited duty (and ran for another).
There were, of course, some extenuating circumstances:
- Patrick Mahomes was voted to be the AFC’s starter, but he’s in the Super Bowl, and thus, won’t be part of the Pro Bowl roster
- Josh Allen was voted to be the AFC’s second-team QB, but he’s injured
- All three of the alternates who were originally named (Tua Tagovailoa, Justin Herbert, and Jackson) are also injured
So, the new alternates, named today, are Huntley, Trevor Lawrence (a pretty good pick), and Derek Carr (who was benched late in the season, as the Raiders wanted to avoid getting him injured before trying to trade him).