The two Arizona Cardinals players who were among the top at their position in fan voting for the Pro Bowl are now officially Pro Bowlers. Safety Budda Baker and tight end Trey McBride were named to the NFC squad for this year’s Pro Bowl games.
For Baker, it is his sixth straight Pro Bowl honor and seventh for his career. The last six have been at his position. His first time was as a rookie in 2017 for special teams. McBride is a Pro Bowler for the first time.
Baker has 155 total tackles, including 92 solo tackles. He is second in the league in both. He has a career-high nine tackles for loss. He also has two sacks and five pass breakups.
Some facts about Baker’s selection:
- Baker and Patrick Peterson are the only players in team history with at least seven selections in their first eight seasons. Peterson had eight.
- Baker joins Hall of Famer Larry Wilson as the only players to be named to the Pro Bowl at least six times as a safety. Wilson had eight.
- Only four other players in franchise history have at least as many selections as Baker: WR Larry Fitzgerald (11), Peterson (eight), Wilson (eight) and CB Roger Wehrli (seven).
- Baker is one of only six players in franchise history to be selected to at least six Pro Bowls. The other five are Peterson (eight in a row), Fitzgerald (seven in a row), Wilson, CB Aeneas Williams and Rb Ollie Matson (all six like Baker).
- Baker is the only safety in the NFL named to the Pro Bowl each of the last six seasons (2019-24).
- Jalen Ramsey, who has seven as well, and Beker are the only active defensive backs in the league with seven selections.
McBride is the first Cardinals tight end to make the Pro Bowl since Hall of Famer Jackie Smith in 1970, joining Smith as the only tight ends in franchise history to be selected.
He has 104 receptions for 1,081 yards and a touchdown this season, establishing career-highs in both catches and yards. His total receptions shattered the franchise single-season record for tight end receptions he set last season with 81. His yardage total is the second-most in franchise history at his position.
Three other players were Pro Bowl alternates — kick returners DeeJay Dallas, left tackle Paris Johnson and kicker Chad Ryland.
The 2025 Pro Bowl games will be a week-long event with conference vs. conference athletic and skill competitions in Orlando. It ends with a 7-on-7 flag football game that will be televised on ABC and ESPN on Feb. 2.
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