For fans, the Pro Bowl is meaningless; a barely watched teeter-totter of games that don’t matter and some flag football whose outcome signifies nothing.
For players, however, a Pro Bowl invitation is a badge of honor. It cements their place in the league, reinforces a Hall of Fame argument and, in some cases, activates contract incentives to give them a salary boost. So while a Pro Bowl snub lacks the prestige of being shut out from a higher profile all-star game, it’s still at least a minor deal.
Thursday’s Pro Bowl roster release gave a handful of star (and not-quite-star) players something about which to be angry. While the playoffs and injury opt-outs will give some of 2025’s snubs a chance to join the party, the first draft of this winter’s depth charts is undeniably missing some key names. Here are the players who have a legitimate beef with voters.
