Seven Chiefs selected for 2023 Pro Bowl Games
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
A total of seven Kansas City Chiefs players have been selected for the 2023 Pro Bowl Games making them one of three teams with at least seven along with the Dallas Cowboys (7) and Philadelphia Eagles (8).
The starting list kicks off with quarterback Patrick Mahomes who is headed to his fifth-consecutive pro bowl. With three games to go, he has a league-leading 4,495 yards passing and 35 passing touchdowns.
Tight end Travis Kelce is also a starter in the Pro Bowl Games for the eighth-straight year. So far in 2022, Kelce has a league-high 12 receiving touchdowns, as well as hitting his 10,000 career yards milestone.
The next starter is center Creed Humphrey. With three games left to go, Humphrey still hasn’t allowed a sack and only has surrendered 15 total pressures.
The defensive side of the ball will be represented by defensive tackle Chris Jones. The fourth-time pro bowler has 11 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and four passes batted on the season.
Punter Tommy Townsend has earned his first career Pro Bowl selection. He only has 38 punts for 1,967 yards this season, but he has the second-highest punting average in the NFL with 51.8 yards.
Left guard Joe Thuney will also be headed to the pro bowl. He’s allowed 15 pressures and just one sack on the season.
Left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. will be in his third-straight Pro Bowl despite being tied for the league lead in pressures allowed at 43.
After receiving the most fan votes for the linebacker position in AFC, former Mizzou linebacker Nick Bolton will not be headed to the Pro Bowl Games. The AFC selected Roquan Smith from the Baltimore Ravens as the starter and C.J. Mosley the back-up from the New York Jets.
The Pro Bowl games will be Sunday, Feb, 5.
