T.J. Watt made Professional Bowl after lacking seven video games, Eddie Jackson missed two and was off the poll

Bears security Eddie Jackson is out for the season with a foot damage and wouldn’t be capable of take part even when he made the Professional Bowl, however Jackson isn’t completely satisfied about his snub — particularly in comparison with Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt, who has missed extra time than Jackson however nonetheless made the AFC Pro Bowl roster.

Jackson, who was main all safeties in fan Professional Bowl voting earlier than his season-ending damage two weeks in the past, identified that he was instantly taken off the Professional Bowl poll when he was positioned on injured reserve. Watt, in the meantime, missed seven video games however nonetheless made the Professional Bowl.

“How any person miss 6 video games however nonetheless make professional bowl I miss two video games to this point however taken off poll,” Jackson wrote in a since-deleted tweet.

Jackson didn’t point out Watt by title and obtained the variety of video games that Watt missed unsuitable, however he seemed to be referring to Watt along with his query. And Jackson makes a sound level: He performed in 12 video games this season earlier than his damage. Watt will play, at most, 10 video games this season, having missed seven of the Steelers’ 14 video games to this point this season.

It’s straightforward to see why Jackson is annoyed, and one other reminder that Professional Bowl voting doesn’t make a variety of sense, and that many worthy gamers are snubbed whereas many unworthy gamers get in.

Nonetheless, whereas the normal Professional Bowl recreation has been pushed apart for a flag soccer recreation and different occasions, the Professional Bowl does matter: It straight impacts gamers financially, because the Collective Bargaining Settlement ties will increase in first-round draft picks’ fifth-year choice salaries to Professional Bowl picks. And a few gamers have Professional Bowl bonuses of their contracts.

So it might be good if Professional Bowl picks higher mirrored how a lot gamers had really contributed. Within the case of Watt, who has solely performed half of the Steelers’ 14 video games this yr, it’s exhausting to justify him making it. And if Watt could make it after lacking seven video games, it doesn’t make a variety of sense that Jackson was taken off the poll as quickly as he went on injured reserve.

T.J. Watt made Pro Bowl after missing seven games, Eddie Jackson missed two and was off the ballot initially appeared on Pro Football Talk