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Twitter reacts to Chiefs’ five Pro Bowl selections

Twitter shared its thoughts about the #Chiefs’ five Pro Bowl selections when the rosters for each conference were revealed on Wednesday night

The Kansas City Chiefs saw five of their players get selected for the 2024 Pro Bowl on Wednesday night, marking an exceptional achievement for the team ahead of its playoff run later this month.

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce, center Creed, guard Joe Thuney, and defensive lineman Chris Jones will represent the Chiefs at the exclusive annual event, which will be held in Orlando, Florida in early February.

In a campaign that has been seen as a disappointment by some fans after Kansas City’s marvelous Super Bowl LVII victory, the Chiefs’ five Pro Bowl selections are good for the third-most in the AFC, and proof that the team’s stars still have the same firepower that brought a championship to Western Missouri in 2023.

Users on social media channels posted to the Pro Bowl selections after the voting was finalized, and made their thoughts on the matter clear.

Check out some of the top reactions to Wednesday night’s Pro Bowl roster reveal from Twitter:

Texans QB C.J. Stroud ranks second overall in fan voting for Pro Bowl

Texans rookie QB C.J. Stroud trails only Tua Tagovailoa in fan votes for the 2024 Pro Bowl Games.

Houston Texans rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud currently trails only one player in total number of votes from fans for the 2024 Pro Bowl Games.

As of Dec. 6, Stroud — with 44,095 fan votes — sits behind only Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (59,680 votes) among all NFL players.

Stroud, the second overall pick, has thrown 20 touchdown passes and five interceptions in 2023, and his 101.2 passer rating ranks fifth among all quarterbacks.

With Stroud at quarterback, the upstart Texans are 7-5 and currently in possession of a playoff spot in the AFC. Last year, the Texans finished 3-13-1. Stroud and first-year coach DeMeco Ryans have the Texans on a path toward a winning season for the first time since 2019.

The top five in fan votes so far:

1. Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins: 59,680
2. C.J. Stroud, Texans: 44,095
3. Christian McCaffrey, 49ers: 43,331
4. Tyreek Hill, Dolphins: 39,928
5. Travis Kelce, Chiefs: 38,720

The voting process for the Pro Bowl involves votes from fans, coaches and players.

The 2024 Pro Bowl Games will be held in Orlando, Florida between Feb. 1-4.

Fans can vote for Stroud and others here. Fan voting ends Dec. 25.

Chargers social media seeks assistance to win 2023 Webby Awards

The Chargers’ social media team took to Twitter to ask for help from fans in their pursuit of a 2023 Webby Award.

The highly-skilled members of the Chargers’ social media department took to Twitter on Wednesday to ask their fans for help in their pursuit of two 2023 Webby Awards.

The annual honors recognize “excellence on the internet” according to the Webby organization’s website, and Chargers’ social media certainly fits that bill.

This year, the team is up for two awards, one for their popular anime schedule release in the general viral videos category, and another for their Youtube channel in the sports series and channels division.

Known for their creative approach to team coverage, Los Angeles’ social media team is among the most fun to follow across the NFL, and never take themselves too seriously. These awards, however, would be a great feather to put in their caps ahead of the 2023 season, and they are taking their contention for first place seriously.

Fans will have the deciding vote in choosing who wins or loses these key categories, so all of the Chargers faithful are implored to cast their ballot for Los Angeles before the polls close later this month.

Former teammates outnumber current Saints on NFLPA top-5 position leaders

More former Saints players have been named top-5 at their positions by NFLPA voting than their old teammates still on the roster:

Yikes. The NFLPA released its top-five lists at each position group after previously sharing its first-ever All-Pro team this year, and more of the New Orleans Saints’ former players were recognized than players who are still on the team.

Just two current Saints players ranked inside the top five vote-getters at their position: right tackle Ryan Ramczyk (who tied for fourth-most with the Minnesota Vikings’ Brian O’Neill) and off-ball linebacker Demario Davis (who also ranked fourth at his position group).

But three of their former teammates were listed on this league-spanning list. Some of the departures made sense in light of injury histories and contract demands, but others are still kind of baffling. Let’s review:

Tyrann Mathieu leads all Saints players in Pro Bowl voting

Tyrann Mathieu doesn’t just lead all New Orleans Saints players in Pro Bowl voting. He’s their only player who leads his position group:

Woof. The New Orleans Saints often send four, five, and six or more players to the Pro Bowl each year, but they aren’t exactly resonating with fans this season. After a week of voting on social media, just one Saints player leads his position group in votes across the NFC: free safety Tyrann Mathieu.

The NFL shared updates on Pro Bowl voting Wednesday, and Mathieu leads all safeties in the conference (as well as all Saints players) in votes with 44,674 ballots and counting. Public voting ends Thursday, Dec. 15 with players and coaches casting their votes on Friday, Dec. 16, and results to be announced shortly after.

It’s good to see at least one Saints player making some noise, but it’s hard to believe Mathieu isn’t getting a boost from his reputation. He hasn’t quite met expectations this season after signing with his hometown team as a much-lauded free agent pickup. Mathieu is credited with 2 interceptions and 5 pass breakups, plus a fumble recovery, 64 combined tackles (46 solo, 2 tackles for loss), and a quarterback hit. With that said, Mathieu has been selected for three Pro Bowls in his career and two in both of the last two years, so he’s clearly still popular with fans.

We’ll have to wait and see if any of the other regulars make the cut as well. Defensive end Cameron Jordan has made more Pro Bowl appearances (7) than anyone else on the roster, but the trio of running back Alvin Kamara (5), cornerback Marshon Lattimore (4), and wide receiver Michael Thomas (3) haven’t exactly impressed this season, though Lattimore and Thomas have both missed extensive time with injuries. Left guard Andrus Peat (3) and running back Mark Ingram II (2) are the only other players on the squad with multiple Pro Bowl nods, but they might be long shots this time around.

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Polls: Grading every pick in the 2022 Saints draft class

Vote in our polls to show whether you agree or disagree with our grades for every pick in the New Orleans Saints 2022 draft class:

The picks are in, and before we know it the New Orleans Saints rookies will be picking their jersey numbers and hitting the practice field. With the 2022 NFL draft nearly in the books, it’s time for a quick recap of the Saints’ moves and which players they’ve added to the fold. Here are our draft grades for each pick New Orleans made, as well as polls for you to vote in and show whether you agree or disagree:

NFL opens Pro Bowl voting; 28 Saints players are on the ballot

NFL opens 2022 Pro Bowl voting; 28 Saints players are on the ballot

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The NFL opened fan voting for the 2022 Pro Bowl, with a number of New Orleans Saints players listed on the initial ballot (which you can find here). The list includes previous Pro Bowler like Cameron Jordan (six times), Alvin Kamara (four times), as well as Marshon Lattimore and Malcolm Jenkins (three times).

But it’s worth noting that this ballot is based off of recent in-game lineups, so players dealing with season-ending injuries like Jameis Winston aren’t included. Neither are some players who only recently returned to the lineup like David Onyemata. And nominal backups , like Pete Werner and C.J. Gardner-Johnson, have been left off in favor of teammates who are technically starters — such as Kaden Elliss, who plays sparingly as the team’s strongside linebacker.

This isn’t a perfect process (I’ve written about its flaws before), which is clear enough when you see that a couple of All-Pro players like Ryan Ramczyk and Demario Davis have never been voted into the Pro Bowl. Still, here are the players you can currently vote for:

All-Star voting to tip off Thursday: Why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander deserves consideration

As NBA All-Star voting tips off, Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has earned consideration among Western Conference guards.

NBA All-Star voting begins Thursday, the league announced Wednesday.

Voting begins at noon. Updates will be revealed on Thursdays until Feb. 16, when voting closes at 10:59 p.m. Central Time. Starters will be announced Feb. 18 and reserves on Feb. 25.

The NBA will also give two-for-one voting days, which will be Jan. 30, Feb. 2, Feb. 4, Feb. 13 and Feb. 16, the last of which is the final day of voting.

Fans can vote on NBA.com, the NBA App or on Twitter using the hashtags #NBAAllStar #FirstNameLastName.

Among Oklahoma City Thunder players, guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander deserves consideration. He is posting numbers that are comparable to some of the best players in the league.

Entering Wednesday, the third-year guard was averaging 21.9 points, 6.4 assists and 5.4 rebounds while shooting 51.7% from the field and 38.7% from deep.

There are seven players in the league averaging at least 21.0 points, 6.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game. They are Steph Curry, Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, LeBron James, James Harden, Julius Randle and Gilgeous-Alexander.

Five of those guys are All-NBA-caliber players. Randle is very likely to make his first All-Star appearance. Through 16 games, Gilgeous-Alexander has fit in with that crowd, statistically.

Remember that 51.7% field goal clip we mentioned? Gilgeous-Alexander is creating the vast majority of those on his own.

Just over 82% of his made field goals have been unassisted, a number that trails only Doncic (88.3%) and Chris Paul (85.9%) (min. 10 games, 25 minutes per). Gilgeous-Alexander has a higher field goal percentage than either of them.

That has been elevated by his ability to finish at the rim. He’s turning into an elite driver. On average, he goes 4.2-for-6.3 when shooting within five feet from the basket, a clip of 66.3%. That’s fourth-best among guards who are regular starters. It’s better than James Harden (63.3%). It’s better than Ja Morant (63.2%). It’s better than Jayson Tatum, Damian Lillard and Ben Simmons.

In fact, if you only look at his Western Conference competition, there is no guard who finishes at the hoop as well as Gilgeous-Alexander has this season.

The Thunder star isn’t the recipient of great offensive help; he’s attacking his matchups himself and winning them more often than not.

In essence: Gilgeous-Alexander scores well and efficiently. He passes well and rebounds well for a guard. And he’s helped the Thunder continue to surprise, leading them to a 7-9 record.

If he keeps posting these numbers and the Thunder’s winning percentage stays respectable, it’ll come down to competition. He’ll be trying to get votes over guys like Curry, Doncic, Paul George, Damian Lillard, Donovan Mitchell, Devin Booker, Chris Paul, Morant, CJ McCollum, Mike Conley and Jamal Murray. I’m probably forgetting a couple others, and if they’re on your favorite team, I apologize for excluding them.

Gilgeous-Alexander has performed well enough to be in the competition for a spot in the game.

Voting begins Thursday.

VOTE: Alvin Kamara up for FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Year

New Orleans Saints RB Alvin Kamara has been nominated for the 2020 FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Year award after his record-setting season

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New Orleans Saints fans have an opportunity to vote for Alvin Kamara to win the 2020 FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Year award. He’s a candidate alongside Minnesota Vikings rusher Dalvin Cook and Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry.

Kamara, who led the league in scrimmage touchdowns (21) and ranked third with 1,688 scrimmage yards (932 rushing, 756 receiving), won recognition as the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his six-touchdown performance against the Vikings on Christmas Day.

Voting will be conducted at NFL.com/FedEx until Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. CT, as well as the NFL Mobile App and official polls from the NFL on Twitter. The winner will be announced at this year’s NFL Honors event on Saturday, Feb. 6.

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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes finishes atop Pro Bowl fan voting

At least three Chiefs players already appear to be going to the Pro Bowl, watch the roster reveal tonight.

Fan voting for the 2021 Pro Bowl concluded on Thursday, December 17.

Throughout the entire voting process, Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes held the top spot by a significant margin. With the final tally of votes in, Mahomes has the most among any NFL player with 342,353 votes. That’s over 7,000 more votes than Seattle Seahawks QB Russel Wilson, who finished in second place with 335,156 votes.

Chiefs TE Travis Kelce also remained in the top 5 in Pro Bowl fan voting with the fourth-most votes among all players. He received 309,710 votes, about 5,300 or so shy of Tennessee Titans RB Derrick Henry who came in third. One other Chiefs player remains at the top of the voting at his respective position. Chris Jones leads all AFC defensive tackles with 167,510 votes from fans.

The results of the fan voting would suggest that Mahomes, Kelce and Jones will each be named to the 2021 Pro Bowl. It’ll be the third consecutive Pro Bowl selection for Mahomes, the sixth consecutive Pro Bowl selection for Kelce and the second consecutive selection for Jones. Obviously, they have their eyes set on a Super Bowl repeat and not the Pro Bowl, but these are important for how players are viewed and measured historically.

Now that the fan vote has concluded the NFL must collect votes from the coaches and players. Pro Bowl rosters will be decided by a consensus of the votes from fans, players and coaches. You can watch the 2021 Pro Bowl rosters reveal show live tonight on a special edition of NFL Network’s “NFL Total Access” at 7:00 PM ET.

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