Geno Smith, Tariq Woolen, Quandre Diggs, Jason Myers are the Seahawks’ Pro Bowl players
It took 10 years, a decade of sticking with it, for Geno Smith to be an NFL All-Star.
The quarterback who has revived his career with a league-leading season after seven years as a backup for four teams was one of four Seahawks named to the Pro Bowl teams the NFL announced Wednesday evening.
The teams were the results of combined fan, player and coach voting across the nation and league.
“Honestly, my focus is on this week and this game,” Smith said Wednesday, hours before the league announced the Pro Bowl voting results and three days before he leads playoff-seeking Seattle (7-7) into cold Kansas City to play the AFC West-champion Chiefs (11-3). “Obviously, those things are personal accolades, but I’m focused on the team part of it.
“It’s really important for us to go out there and get a win. It’s a crucial part of our season. We got three games left to figure out what we are going to do here. I’ve just been focused on that and locked in on that.”
Rookie cornerback Tariq Woolen, atop the league in interceptions most of this season, is Seattle’s other first-time NFL all-star. The fifth-round draft choice and former college wide receiver at Texas-San Antonio is the Seahawks’ first defensive rookie to make the Pro Bowl since linebacker Lofa Tatupu in 2005.
This is the Seahawks 12th consecutive season the Seahawks have had at least three players in the Pro Bowl.
This year for the first time the league is having a flag-football game for the Pro Bowl, instead of a pseudo-tackle game.
The true value of being named to the Pro Bowl team are the contract bonuses the 88 players selected across the league get for the honor.
This story was originally published December 21, 2022 at 6:17 PM.
