10 NFL records with a good chance to fall in 2020
By Matt Conner
Most Pro Bowl Selections in a Career
Speaking of Tom Brady, the Buccaneers quarterback can set a mark for the most Pro Bowl selections in an NFL career. That record might sound meaningless to some but it’s an impressive measure of not only Brady’s production over time but also his popularity, a sustained position at the top of the game for the better part of two full decades.
To date, Brady has been voted to 14 Pro Bowls—an incredible feat already—which has him currently tied with quarterback Peyton Manning, tight end Tony Gonzalez, offensive lineman Bruce Matthews and defensive lineman Merlin Olsen.
From 2004 to 2018, Brady failed to make the Pro Bowl in only two seasons and one of those (2008) was lost entirely due to injury after he tore his ACL from a hit by safety Bernard Pollard. Upon his return in 2009, Brady would never again fail to earn his Pro Bowl invite until the 2019 season. Even then he still won 12 games and threw 24 touchdowns against only 8 interceptions.
It will be interesting to see if Brady can earn his first Pro Bowl as a member of the NFC. Will he continue to regress statistically as he did last season or will he prove to be reinvigorated by his surroundings? It will certainly help to have targets like Rob Gronkowski back alongside exciting new receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.