NFL star labels Pro Bowl 'a joke' after Shedeur Sanders named as replacement: 'Laughable'

By galore accounts, Shedeur Sanders was statistically 1 of the worst quarterbacks successful the NFL this play — yet helium inactive received 1 of the league's highest honors.

The NFL announced Tuesday that the Cleveland Browns backmost was named to the Pro Bowl for the AFC.

The quarterbacks that were acceptable to caput to the Pro Bowl from the AFC were Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen, Los Angeles Chargers’ Justin Herbert and New England Patriots’ Drake Maye. With Maye acceptable to play successful Super Bowl LX aft defeating the Denver Broncos successful the AFC Championship Game, a replacement was necessary.

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Cleveland Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders walks disconnected the tract aft the crippled against the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals connected Jan. 4, 2026, astatine Paycor Stadium successful Cincinnati, OH.  (Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

However, the prime of Sanders got immoderate laughter connected societal media, including from New York Giants violative lineman Jermaine Eluemunor.

"No hatred but the Pro Bowl a gag lol," Eluemunor posted to X connected Monday. "[Andrew Thomas] Top LT successful the NFL hasn’t made 1 yet but if you’re fashionable you get in. Laughable astatine this point."

"Like I said nary hatred but how’s Cam Ward not the replacement? lol some him and [Jaxson] Dart went disconnected this season," helium added.

Sanders didn’t commencement the twelvemonth with the Browns, but helium made rather the content successful the 2nd half, getting the motion successful the remaining 7 games of the play and going 3-4 implicit that span. He won his archetypal start, prompting him to support his occupation for the remainder of the season.

Cleveland Browns backmost Shedeur Sanders (12) passes against the San Francisco 49ers during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, successful Cleveland.  (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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But the numbers weren't pretty. He completed 56.6% of his passes for 1,400 yards with 7 touchdowns and 10 interceptions crossed 8 full games. Pro Football Network graded him 42nd retired of their 43 eligible quarterbacks. Among quarterbacks to propulsion 200-plus times, his 68.1 backmost standing was the lowest successful football, and helium ranks adjacent the bottommost of galore analytical metrics.

While heading to a Pro Bowl is ever a large accomplishment, Sanders knows thing is solidified for his relation successful 2026. Browns wide manager Andrew Berry told reporters aft the play that helium won’t beryllium committing to Sanders, oregon immoderate different backmost for that matter.

Cleveland Browns' Shedeur Sanders (12) and Teven Jenkins (74) observe a touchdown successful the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Tennessee Titans successful Cleveland, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025.  (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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"We’re going to bash our enactment connected the backmost market," Berry said. "It’s excessively important of a position, and it’s thing that has to beryllium solidified."

Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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