Falcons have two players selected to 2023 Pro Bowl games
With radically different backgrounds and one from each side of the ball, two Atlanta Falcons players were selected to the Pro Bowl.
Security The Falcons organization selected Chris Lindstrom, an offensive lineman, and Jessie Bates III to participate in the 2023 Pro Bowl.
Late on Wednesday night, the NFL revealed the rosters for the NFC and AFC.
Given that Bates is having a career year in his sixth season, it is not surprising that he was chosen for the first time. With three forced fumbles, six interceptions, and 128 tackles—all career highs—Bates’ stat line is particularly impressive.
His most notable play has to be the 92-yard pick-six in the Falcons’ Week 12 win over the New Orleans Saints.
The Falcons signed Bates back in the offseason from the Cincinnati Bengals, where he had played since getting picked in the second round of the 2018 draft.
Lindstrom, on the other hand, has been with the Falcons since the start of his career in 2019, when he was a first-round draft pick.
This marks Lindstrom’s second Pro Bowl nomination. He earned his first career bid last season.
Being a guard, there aren’t any flashy statistics that go along with the position. Lindstrom has, however, been a rather consistent rock on the right side of the Falcons’ offensive front, taking 1,007 (99%) snaps in 15 games.
There’s only one other lineman who has taken more snaps – left guard Matthew Bergeron (1,068) – but that lineman has played in all 16 games. Lindstrom, meanwhile, missed the Falcons’ Week 15 loss to the Carolina Panthers due to an ankle injury. So, on average, Lindstrom has seen the most field time within his group.
In that same period, Lindstrom has only been called for four penalties, three of which were enforced.
Player, coach, and fan voting determined which players made the Pro Bowl. This year’s games will follow a different format from prior seasons for the second year in a row.
On February 4, a flag football game has been arranged at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, in lieu of a tackle football game. Additionally, there will be skill events the week before the game to showcase the athletes’ prowess.
Since the Pro Bowl’s founding in 1951, the Falcons have had 79 players.
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