The Pittsburgh Steelers got some surprising news on Tuesday, as quarterback Russell Wilson was officially named to the 2025 Pro Bowl Games as an alternate in place of Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen.
This marks Wilson’s 10th Pro Bowl over 13 NFL seasons and first since 2021 — his final season with the Seattle Seahawks. He now joins Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow and New England Patriots rookie QB Drake Maye (a replacement for Lamar Jackson) in representing the AFC in the annual Pro Bowl Games. And though it’s an exciting feat to make the Pro Bowl, it’s still worth wondering just how much the honor actually means in the grand scheme of things.