Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson has earned a last-minute bid to the Pro Bowl, where he will be replacing injured Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen.
This will be Wilson's 10th Pro Bowl appearance, and he will be attending alongside fellow Steelers Chris Boswell (kicker), Minkah Fitzpatrick (safety), Cameron Heyward (defensive tackle), and linebacker T.J. Watt (linebacker). He also joins Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye, who stepped in for the Baltimore Ravens' Lamar Jackson, on the AFC roster.
Though Wilson has made clear he is grateful for and excited by the opportunity, the internet quickly did what it does best—or at least the most frequently—and cracked some jokes about the unexpected selection.
Check out that reaction below:
Russell Wilson in the Pro Bowl pic.twitter.com/k4xqIuMGr8
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) January 28, 2025
Russell Wilson - Pro Bowl Nomination
— Schlasser (@UrinatingTree) January 28, 2025
Bo Nix - No Pro Bowl Nomination
Checkmate, Denver! pic.twitter.com/yIHCBAkoRJ
Russell Wilson right now https://t.co/Tgsg0AqzWM pic.twitter.com/ciJuS9gsCI
— Lilianne (@canadianchav) January 28, 2025
“Russell Wilson” and “Pro Bowl” in the same sentence https://t.co/O9CC1xSYlw pic.twitter.com/bBi5C3BlqZ
— PickensBurgh🫡 (@PickensBurgh) January 28, 2025
I feel like if you mic'd up Russell Wilson at the Pro Bowl he'd be in the huddle breaking it down like he was playing in Super Bowl 59. Taking the game dead ass serious. "Alright men. This drive is gonna define our lives."
— Andrew Fillipponi (@ThePoniExpress) January 28, 2025
https://t.co/phTu8bo8wA pic.twitter.com/VYzpOavkCj
— Kaleb Everhart (@KalebJEverhart) January 28, 2025
I cannot wait for the #Steelers to use the “Russell Wilson was a Pro-Bowl QB” line to justify them keeping him.
— Mike Nicastro (@MikedUpSports1) January 28, 2025
In Wilson's defense, he started his first season with Pittsburgh strong. After he finally returned from a calf injury in Week 7, the team went 6-1 across their next seven games and put up some of their best offensive performances in years. But the Steelers ended their run with a five-game skid, and surely that's the taste in everyone's mouths at the minute.
By the numbers, the 36-year-old QB completed 214 of 336 attempts and threw for 2,482 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions during the 2024 regular season. Allen, who is currently nursing a wrist injury, completed 307 of 483 attempts across 3,731 yards and threw for 28 touchdowns and six interceptions.
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