A pair of Badger legends make the 2021 NFL Pro Bowl

The former Badgers are Pro Bowlers

With participants for the 2021 NFL Pro Bowl revealed this week, a pair of Wisconsin greats easily made the cut.

Those two players? Pittsburgh Steelers LB T.J. Watt and Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson. Both have led their respective units in their push for the playoffs, and each leader has a chance to be playing deep into the postseason. Wilson began the year as an MVP frontrunner, and despite taking a step back in recent weeks, has still put up gaudy numbers. No number is more important than his 10-4 record with Seattle this year.

Watt has led a Steeler defense that lifted Pittsburgh to a perfect 11-0 start. Since then, it’s been three straight losses for the 2020 version of the Steel Curtain, but Watt should still lead the conversation for Defensive Player of the Year. His 13 sacks in 2020 lead the NFL as he looks to help the Steelers make a deep playoff run.