Patrick Mahomes has been excluded from Professional Bowl selections for the first time since becoming a starting quarterback in the NFL, while Lamar Jackson is one of nine Baltimore Ravens players included, the most in the league.
The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs star, a three-time Tremendous Bowl MVP, missed out on a spot on the AFC roster after being named every year since becoming a starter at Arrowhead in his second season.
Tight end Travis Kelce, however, earned his 10th selection to the Professional Bowl as one of five Chiefs players to make the cut along with defensive lineman Chris Jones and interior offensive linemen Joe Thuney, Trey Smith and Creed Humphrey.
Mahomes, statistically, has endured one of the worst seasons of his brilliant career, throwing for 3,928 yards, 26 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. However, the Chiefs remain in search of a historic third consecutive Tremendous Bowl crown after clinching the No. 1 seed in the AFC entering the final weekend of the regular season 15-1.
Two-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson leads the picks in Baltimore as one of the favorites to win a third MVP after throwing for 3,955 yards and 39 touchdowns with just four interceptions along with 852 rushing yards and four touchdowns on the ground.
He is joined by Ravens teammate Derrick Henry thanks to his 1,783 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns in his first season with the team.
Jackson appears alongside MVP rival Josh Allen of the Buffalo Payments and Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals as the AFC’s starting quarterbacks.
Meanwhile, Washington Commanders play-caller Jayden Daniels is the fourth rookie quarterback since 1970 to be selected to the initial Professional Bowl roster, joining Jared Goff of the Detroit Lions and the comeback star of the Minnesota Vikings Sam Darnold as the NFC’s starting quarterbacks.
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers, who just broke the rookie receptions record, and Los Angeles Rams running back Jared Verse are the other two first-year players included.
Detroit has seven picks ahead of six each from the Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles, including 2,000-yard rusher Saquon Barkley. The Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans and New Orleans Saints are the only teams that have not had a player awarded a berth in the Professional Bowl.
Peyton Manning and Eli Manning will be the respective head coaches for the seven-on-seven flag football game between the two conferences in Florida on February 2.
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Jayden Daniels of the Washington Commanders throws a ‘Hail Mary’ landing to Noah Brown to seal the victory over the Chicago Bears.
AFC squad
Attacking player: Josh Allen (Pagos), Joe Burrow (Bengals) Lamar Jackson (Ravens)
Return runner: Derrick Henry (Ravens) Joe Mixon (Texans), Jonathan Taylor (Colts)
Defense: Patrick Ricard (Ravens)
Wide receiver: Ja’Marr Chase (Bengals) Jerry Jeudy (Browns), Nico Collins (Texans), Zay Flowers (Ravens)
Tight end: Brock Bowers (Raiders), Travis Kelce (Chiefs)
Offensive tackle: Dion Dawkins (Pagos), Laremy Tunsil (Texans), Rashawn Slater (Chargers)
Offensive guard: Quenton Nelson (Colts) Joe Thuney (Chiefs) Trey Smith (Chiefs)
Center: Creed Humphrey (Chiefs), Tyler Linderbaum (Ravens)
Defensive end: Myles Garrett (Browns) Trey Hendrickson (Bengals), Maxx Crosby (Raiders)
Interior linemen: Cameron Heyward (Steelers), Chris Jones (Chiefs), Nnamdi Madubuike (Ravens)
Outside linebacker: Nik Bonitto (Broncos); TJ Watt (Steelers), Khalil Mack (Chargers)
Inside/middle linebacker: Roquan Smith (Ravens), Zaire Franklin (Colts)
Corner: Derek Stingley Jr. (Texans), Patrick Surtain II (Broncos), Marlon Humphrey (Ravens), Denzel Ward (Browns)
Free Security: Minkah Fitzpatrick (Steelers)
Strong security: Kyle Hamilton (Ravens) Derwin James (Chargers)
Long snapper: Ross Matiscik (Jaguars)
Player: Logan Cooke (Jaguars)
Position kicker: Chris Boswell (Steelers)
Returns Specialist: Marvin Mims Jr. (Broncos)
Special equipment: Brenden Schooler (Patriots)
NFC list
Attacking player: Jared Goff (Lions), Jayden Daniels (Commanders), Sam Darnold (Vikings)
Return runner: Saquon Barkley (Eagles), Jahmyr Gibbs (Lions), Josh Jacobs (Packers)
Defense: Kyle Juszczyk (49ers)
Wide receiver: Justin Jefferson (Vikings), Amon-Ra St. Brown (Lions), CeeDee Lamb (Cowboys), Terry McLaurin (Commanders)
Tight end: George Kittle (49ers) Trey McBride (Cardinals)
Offensive tackle: Lane Johnson (Eagles), Penei Sewell (Lions) Tristan Wirfs (Buccaneers)
Offensive guard: Landon Dickerson (Eagles), Tyler Smith (Cowboys), Chris Lindstrom (Falcons)
Center: Frank Ragnow (Lions), Cam Jurgens (Eagles)
Defensive end: Nick Bosa (49ers), Micah Parsons (Cowboys), Rashan Gary (Packers)
Interior linemen: Jalen Carter (Eagles), Dexter Lawrence (Giants), Vita Vea (Buccaneers)
Outside linebacker: Jonathan Greenard (Vikings), Andrew Van Ginkel (Vikings), Jared Verse (Rams)
Inside/middle linebacker: Fred Warner (49ers), Zack Baun (Eagles)
Corner: Jaylen Johnson (Bears), Byron Murphy (Vikings), Jaycee Horn (Panthers), Devon Witherspoon (Seahawks)
Free Security: Xavier McKinney (Packers)
Strong security: Budda Baker (Cardinals) Brian Department (Lions)
Long snapper: Andrew DePaola (Vikings)
Player: Jack Fox (Lions)
Position kicker: Brandon Aubrey (Jeans)
Returns Specialist: KaVontae Turpin (Jeans)
Special equipment: KhaDarel Hodge (Hawks)
