According to Tyrann Mathieu, he should have been in Orlando this weekend.
Late Saturday, the Cardinals defensive back tweeted that he was invited to the Pro Bowl but turned down the invitation because he had plans to celebrate his son's birthday on Sunday.
With the NFC's cornerback and free-safety spots locked up, Mathieu may have been asked to replace Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins, who will be playing in the Super Bowl, or Giants safety Landon Collins, who has an arm injury.
Falcons safety Keanu Neal and Vikings safety Harrison Smith replaced Jenkins and Collins, respectively.
After a slow start to last season, Mathieu steadily improved over the second half and finished the season uninjured for the first time in his career.