Shedeur Sanders doesn’t belong in the Pro Bowl but flag football game was already a farce for the NFL.
Don’t hate the player, hate the game.
Normally, that wise rule would apply to the total farce that is Shedeur Sanders being honored with a Pro Bowl selection.
Shedeur Sanders making the Pro Bowl was instantly controversial
How in the world did Sanders make the Pro Bowl?
The NFL giving one of the league’s worst quarterbacks a Pro Bowl honor the day after the field for Super Bowl LX was set is so absurd that it’s almost comical.
But there’s nothing funny about Sanders being publicly pushed by the NFL, which is the richest sports league in the world and rakes in $23 billion in revenue without him.
“An absolute embarrassment for the NFL,” one fan tweeted.
“He has to decline this,” a second fan posted. “He is going to get absolutely clowned if he tries to flex a Pro Bowl after that season he had.”
“That’s just like putting Bronny James in the NBA All-Star game as a reserve player,” a third fan wrote.
But the NBA isn’t that dumb and at least still treats its annual athlete showcase with some form of professional respect.
Sanders literally was one of the worst quarterbacks in the league in 2025 — he should’ve shown a little humility and declined the Pro Bowl out of respect for his colleagues.
He ranked 49th in passer rating, 48th in completion percentage, 40th in QB rating and was tied for 11th (in a bad way) in interceptions.
Why was Cam Ward snubbed for Sanders?
Throw in the Cleveland Browns going 5-12 and firing Kevin Stefanski as head coach, and there’s absolutely no reason that Sanders should even be associated with the once-prestigious Pro Bowl during Super Bowl week.
“I have a Pro Bowl helmet that I walk by almost everyday,” tweeted former NFL linebacker Shawne Merriman, who made three Pro Bowls, was named an All-Pro and was awarded the 2005 Defensive Rookie of the Year.
The Cleveland rookie QB finished 49th in the NFL in passer rating
Cam Ward outplayed Sanders across the board but didn’t make the Pro Bowl
“It’s signed by some of the best players in the history of the NFL, legends, HOFers and real GOATs. The Pro Bowl use to be a badge of honor and respected. Things have changed.”
Especially since 2006, when Sean Taylor delivered a legendary Pro Bowl hit that is still going viral 20 years later.
“Brian Moorman, they’re going to fake it,” said a TV announcer. “On the run and he’s going to come up short — oh! Sean Taylor!”
What followed was a massive hit from Taylor that lifted Moorman off the ground and sent the punter into space.
Taylor made two Pro Bowls before he was tragically shot to death in 2007.
Pro Bowl is more about social media than football
In 2026, the Pro Bowl is made for Tik Tok and Instagram, with a 7-on-7 ‘flag football game between the AFC and NFC’ teased as the highlight of the event.
Sean Taylor, left, unloaded on a punter in the 2006 NFL Pro Bowl
Brian Moorman was floored by Taylor during an attempted fake punt
The problem with that is that having ‘Pro Bowl’ attached to an NFL player’s name is still given credence by fans and media.
Sanders replacing Drake Maye, who will lead the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, makes the selection even more silly.
Trevor Lawrence, Aaron Rodgers, Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow were apparently too busy to waste their time at the Pro Bowl next week, while Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Justin Herbert, Daniel Jones and Bo Nix were ‘fortunate’ to miss the amateur-ish gathering.
Yet C.J. Stroud, Cam Ward, Tua Tagovailoa, Justin Fields, Geno Smith, and Joe Flacco all put up better numbers than Sanders this season, which makes it look like Deion Sanders’ son received preferential treatment from the NFL.
NFL already makes billions without Sanders’ influence
Chalking up Sanders’ inclusion as ‘positive marketing’ is also foolish, since the NFL has been making billions of dollars for decades and can operate just fine without Sanders in attendance.
“No hate but the Pro Bowl a joke lol,” New York Giants offensive lineman Jermaine Eluemunor tweeted.
“A Top LT in the NFL hasn’t made one yet but if you’re popular you get in. Laughable at this point.”
Dillon Gabriel put up better numbers than Sanders in 2025 but only one of the Browns’ rookie quarterbacks was named to the Pro Bowl, while the No. 1 overall pick of the recent NFL Draft was blatantly ignored.
Flag football already made the Pro Bowl a joke.
Rewarding Sanders during Super Bowl week is the latest reminder that the best move for the NFL would simply be getting rid of the Pro Bowl altogether.
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