Mitchell Schwartz, Tyrann Mathieu among Pro Bowl snubs and questions
By Matt Conner
Some of this year’s biggest questions and snubs for the 2020 Pro Bowl can be found on the Kansas City Chiefs roster.
On Tuesday, the National Football League announced its 2020 Pro Bowl rosters for its annual all-star exhibition, to be held this year on Sunday, January 26, 2020. The Kansas City Chiefs were well-represented with six total players, but some of the biggest snubs and questions for any team could be found right at Arrowhead.
A quick word about the Pro Bowl. It’s easy to knock it and say it’s a meaningless competition. Many players will decide not to go, and it lacks any meaningful outcome. However, when considering the impact and weight of a player’s career after the fact, the number of Pro Bowl nods is often one of the first things quoted. It’s used in the arguments for (or against) Hall of Fame inclusion, and it’s thrown around as a quick way to determine just how dominant a player was during his era.
All of this means that the Pro Bowl does mean something, even if we all agree that it’s silly that it does. The Pro Bowl might be nothing more than a popularity contest year to year more compared to its claim as a thoughtfully awarded roster, the reality is that we use the metric anyway—flawed or not.
Therefore, it’s natural for a fan base to shake their fists at Pro Bowl voters and want to see their guys rightfully in the limelight.
Here’s a look at the significant snubs and questions we have since the unveiling of the 2020 Pro Bowl rosters.