GREEN BAY, Wis. – Last season, the Green Bay Packers had seven players selected to the Pro Bowl – a number matched only by the Kansas City Chiefs. Six were starters, their most since they had eight in 1967 – the final season of Vince Lombardi’s Glory Years teams.
There was one obvious snub, and that player is listed among 10 players who could earn first-time Pro Bowl accolades in 2021.
“Tonyan was grossly overlooked a year ago, despite scoring double-digit touchdowns and flashing absolute mastery in the red zone,” Orr wrote. “While Aaron Rodgers’s inevitable, begrudging return weighs heavily on this bet, Tonyan has married himself to a scheme that provided some brilliant opportunities, including the second most average separation per route run (more than four yards).