NFL Pro Bowl Snubs 2021: Twitter Reacts to This Year's Biggest Omissions

If you found yourself hankering for another block of television with the purpose of revealing big news in the football world after ESPN's College Football Playoff selection show Sunday, Monday's "NFL Total Access: Pro Bowl Players Revealed" broadcast on NFL Network was the perfect antidote.

At 7 p.m. ET, the 2021 Pro Bowl rosters were revealed on the broadcast.

The 2021 Pro Bowl will look markedly different than in years past. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be held as a weeklong virtual event in collaboration with EA Sports rather than as previously scheduled for Jan. 31 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.

The Pro Bowl rosters will be played on Madden NFL 21. Though it may be strange, an upside is that it will allow Pro Bowlers from teams that advanced to the Super Bowl to participate.

Some of the players who received the most fan votes will be obvious; they include the reigning Super Bowl MVP and the quarterback of the team with the No. 1 seed in the NFC.

Fan voting for the 2021 Pro Bowl ended Dec. 17, and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes led all players in the ballots, with 342,353 total fan votes.

The rest of the top five saw Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson come in second (335,156 votes), Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (315,359) third, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (309,710 votes) fourth and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (309,131 votes) fifth.

The Pittsburgh Steelers led all NFL teams in total votes received, followed by the Seahawks, Packers, Chiefs and Buffalo Bills.

The NFL is the only sports league that determines its All-Star teams by a consensus of fan, player and coach votes. Each of those voting blocs counts one-third toward the 88-player Pro Bowl roster.

However, as is tradition online, the night the NFL Pro Bowl rosters are revealed isn't really about which players got in; it's about which players didn't. Pro Bowl snubs are a time-honored subject of many a Twitter rant, and Monday certainly delivered.

Full AFC Pro Bowl Roster

QB Patrick Mahomes* Chiefs

QB Josh Allen Bills

QB Deshaun Watson Texans

RB Derrick Henry* Titans

RB Nick Chubb Browns

RB Josh Jacobs Raiders

WR Tyreek Hill* Chiefs

WR Stefon Diggs* Bills

WR Keenan Allen Chargers

WR A.J. Brown Titans

TE Travis Kelce* Chiefs

TE Darren Waller Raiders

FB Patrick Ricard* Ravens

T Laremy Tunsil* Texans

T Eric Fisher* Chiefs

T Orlando Brown Jr. Ravens

G Quenton Nelson* Colts

G Joel Bitonio* Browns

G David DeCastro Steelers

C Maurkice Pouncey* Steelers

C Ryan Kelly Colts

DE Myles Garrett* Browns

DE Joey Bosa* Chargers

DE Frank Clark Chiefs

DT Chris Jones* Chiefs

DT Cameron Heyward* Steelers

DT Calais Campbell Ravens

OLB T.J. Watt* Steelers

OLB Bradley Chubb* Broncos

OLB Matthew Judon Ravens

ILB Darius Leonard* Colts

ILB Tremaine Edmunds Bills

CB Xavien Howard* Dolphins

CB Tre'Davious White* Bills

CB Marlon Humphrey Ravens

CB Stephon Gilmore Patriots

FS Minkah Fitzpatrick* Steelers

FS Justin Simmons Broncos

SS Tyrann Mathieu* Chiefs

LS Morgan Cox* Ravens

P Jake Bailey* Patriots

K Justin Tucker* Ravens

RS Andre Roberts* Bills

ST Matthew Slater Patriots

Full NFC Pro Bowl Roster

QB Aaron Rodgers* Packers

QB Russell Wilson Seahawks

QB Kyler Murray Cardinals

RB Dalvin Cook* Vikings

RB Alvin Kamara Saints

RB Aaron Jones Packers

WR Davante Adams* Packers

WR DeAndre Hopkins* Cardinals

WR DK Metcalf Seahawks

WR Justin Jefferson Vikings

TE T.J. Hockenson* Lions

TE Evan Engram Giants

FB Kyle Juszczyk* 49ers

T David Bakhtiari* Packers

T Trent Williams* 49ers

T Terron Armstead Saints

G Brandon Scherff* Washington Football Team

G Elgton Jenkins* Packers

G Andrus Peat Saints

C Jason Kelce* Eagles

C Frank Ragnow Lions

DE Cameron Jordan* Saints

DE Brandon Graham* Eagles

DE Chase Young Washington Football Team

DT Aaron Donald* Rams

DT Fletcher Cox* Eagles

DT Grady Jarrett Falcons

OLB Khalil Mack* Bears

OLB Za'Darius Smith* Packers

OLB Jason Pierre-Paul Buccaneers

ILB Bobby Wagner* Seahawks

ILB Fred Warner 49ers

CB Jalen Ramsey* Rams

CB Jaire Alexander* Packers

CB Marshon Lattimore Saints

CB James Bradberry Giants

FS Quandre Diggs* Seahawks

SS Budda Baker* Cardinals

SS Jamal Adams Seahawks

LS Tyler Ott* Seahawks

P Jack Fox* Lions

K Younghoe Koo* Falcons

RS Cordarrelle Patterson* Bears

ST Nick Bellore* Seahawks

Though the Pro Bowl voting purports to be a democratic process, sometimes the fan vote for a given position is overridden.

That was the case with the safeties, where the Bills' Jordan Poyer won the fan vote for his position but was not elected to the Pro Bowl.

Even though their team won't be appearing in the postseason for the first time since 2008, New England Patriots fans will at least have something to look forward to in January: the team earned three Pro Bowl selections: cornerback Stephon Gilmore, punter Jake Bailey and special teamer Matthew Slater.

However, as NESN reporter Doug Kyed pointed out, cornerback J.C. Jackson was a major snub; the third-year player has 10 total takeaways and eight interceptions on the season and is right behind Miami's Xavien Howard (9 INT) in the latter category.

At the quarterback position, Tom Brady was conspicuously absent from the NFC roster. His season hasn't been very Brady-like, but the Pro Bowl, after all, is something of a popularity contest.

Meanwhile, the Tennessee Titans' Ryan Tannehill very much deserved to be elected to the AFC roster for his stellar play this year but was snubbed.

How about an entire team being snubbed? That was true for the Jacksonville Jaguars, who didn't see any players elected to the Pro Bowl.

It's not, argues Big Cat Country's Demetrius Harvey, for lack of eligible players; rookie running back James Robinson is the league's third-most productive rusher on the year.

NewOrleans.Football's Nick Underhill contributed his two snub picks: Saints linebacker Demario Davis and defensive end Trey Hendrickson.

Hendrickson is tied with the Los Angeles Rams' Aaron Donald for the league lead in sacks, with 12.5.

Packers fans would have surely loved to see Rodgers throwing to one of his new favorite targets, tight end Robert Tonyan, in the Pro Bowl.

Tonyan has come on red-hot this season, responsible for 10 touchdowns with 551 receiving yards (11.2 yards per reception). Meanwhile, New York Giants tight end Evan Engram, who did make the Pro Bowl, has just two touchdowns on the season; one rushing and one receiving.

Sometimes, however, Pro Bowl voting can correct past snubs. In 2021, that's the case for Denver Broncos All-Pro safety Justin Simmons.

Who was the biggest Pro Bowl snub from your team?