BEREA, Ohio -- The Pro Bowl wasn't appointment viewing for Joe Thomas growing up. His attendance at the event since the Browns picked him in 2007, however, has been all but mandatory.
"It's one of those where, if you're not doing anything and you're watching TV, you'll flip it on," Thomas said on Wednesday, the day after his selection was announced, "but I didn't make a point of watching it."
Don't think, though, that the 6-foot-6, 312-pound left tackle is tired of getting selected to the game.
"Pro Bowl never gets old," Thomas said. "It's always a big blessing.