Drew Brees Comments on Not Being Selected to Pro Bowl

December 22, 2016   ·   Joe Pantorno   ·   Jump to comments

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was not selected to his 10th Pro Bowl on Tuesday night, when the rosters were announced.  
Instead, Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons was given the starting nod on the NFC roster, as he was joined by Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys rookie Dak Prescott. 
This comes despite Brees leading the NFL with 419 completions, 4,559 yards and 34 touchdowns. However, it's not affecting him too much, as he spoke with Joel Erickson of The Advocate:
I haven’t seen the list or anything, but I’m sure that there were a lot of deserving candidates there. It’s really not something that I’m too concerned about. Listen, it’s a great honor when you are chosen, but a lot of times that comes along with winning and we obviously didn’t win enough games. I put that on myself.
Brees' Saints are 6-8 and on the verge of being eliminated from playoff contention, while Prescott's Cow...

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