the pins Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Dak Presscott will be the great absences of the NFL Pro Bowl to be played next Sunday between the NFC and AFC star teams.
The Buccaneers passer, Tom Brady, record in selections to the Pro Bowl with 15 and who announced his retirement this Tuesday after 22 seasons, is recovering from a shoulder injury that dragged in the final stretch of the season.
His last game was in Tampa Bay’s 30-27 NFC divisional round loss to the Rams a couple of weeks ago.
Brady, winner of seven Super Bowl rings, finished the 2021 season as the number one in yards with 5,316 and with the most touchdowns, 43. He also closed his participation in the playoffs with 86 TD passes in his career, an NFL record.
Aaron Rodgers, Packers quarterback, 10-time All-Star selection, He also confirmed his absence this Sunday so as not to aggravate the injury to his toe that bothered him at the end of the regular season and during the playoffs.
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The Green Bay quarterback had the tenth most yards gained on the season and had 37 touchdowns.
They were joined by Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Dak Prescott, seventh in the NFL, called up due to the losses of Brady and Rodgers, but who declined his participation to take time off and not risking his ankle that was operated on in 2020.
Prescott, with Dallas, and Rodgers, with Green Bay, were eliminated in the playoffs by the San Francisco 49ers in the wild-card round and the NFC divisional stage, respectively.
Those chosen to replace quarterbacks will be Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks and Kirk Cousins of the Minnesota Vikings. Both quarterbacks finished with negative marks in the campaign.
Wilson, 7-10, will be in the Pro Bowl for the ninth time in the past 10 seasons. He finished as the 22nd quarterback; he passed for 3,113 yards and 25 touchdowns. Cousins, 8-9, was ninth among passers with 4,221 yards; he got 33 TD passes.
The Pro Bowl will be held next Sunday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Dak Presscott, great absences from the Pro Bowl