5 Biggest Pro Bowl 2022 SNUBS ft. Rob Gronkowski, Matthew Stafford and more

By Adam Hulse

Modified Nov 08, 2022 11:48 GMT

Buccaneers TE Rob Gronkowski, Rams QB Matthew Stafford, and Bills Saftety Jordan Poyer

Biggest Pro Bowl 2022 snubs

Here are five NFL players who were snubbed from the 2022 Pro Bowl.

NFC Tight End: Rob Gronkowski, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski

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Rob Gronkowski is one of the best all-round tight ends in the NFL. He is in the top five among tight ends in the NFC in receiving yards and is also tied for the lead above all of them with six touchdown receptions. Kyle Pitts, who was selected to the Pro Bowl, has only one touchdown this season. Gronkowski is also one of the best run blocking tight ends in the NFL, which helps his Pro Bowl case as well.

Also read: Rob Gronkowski closing in on all-time NFL record held by HOFer Tony Gonzalez

AFC Safety: Jordan Poyer, Buffalo Bills

Jordan Poyer deserved to be one of the safeties chosen for the 2022 Pro Bowl. He is tied for the most interceptions among safeties in the entire NFL. Compared to Tyrann Mathieu, who made the Pro Bowl, Poyer has more interceptions, passes defended, solo tackles and total tackles. Poyer also has more interceptions than Derwin James, who also made the Pro Bowl.

AFC Safety: Justin Simmons, Denver Broncos

Justin Simmons is another safety in the AFC who was snubbed from the Pro Bowl. Simmons has more interceptions, passes defended, sacks and tackles than Tyrann Mathieu. He also has more interceptions and passes defended than Derwin James. Simmons and Poyer each have more interceptions individually than Mathieu and James have combined.

About the author

Adam Hulse is an NFL journalist at Sportskeeda with 4 years of experience. He is also the host of the podcast "Sports Talk with Adam Hulse."

Adam studied Communications at Villanova University and played American football at Pop Warner and as a high school Freshman. His favorite team are the Dallas Cowboys, and if Adam could lay his hands on a time machine, he would love to witness their glory years from the 1990s. The Cowboys' 27-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX is his favorite Super Bowl of all time.

Given his affinity for 'America's Team,' Adam's favorite players of all time include Emmitt Smith. Michael Irvin, Tony Romo and Dak Prescott.

Adam takes a lot of pride in his work, which naturally culminates into insightful content for his readers, performance analysis being his forte. When not writing about football, Adam spends a time on his podcast.

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