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Dirty Bird Daily: The Obligatory Pro Bowl Article

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 10:36 p.m. ET

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The Atlanta Falcons are preparing for Super Bowl 51 instead of the Pro Bowl. It’s a good problem to have, but there is one regret we have as Falcons fans.None of the six Atlanta Falcons elected to Sunday’s NFL Pro Bowl will play in the game. Instead of six Falcons in Orlando, the entire organization will board a flight to Houston tomorrow. If there’s any injustice this season, it’s that Matt Bryant won’t be able to play in his first Pro Bowl. There have been other seasons Bryant was Pro Bowl worthy, seasons the Falcons weren’t a Super Bowl team. We can be 100% sure the Atlanta kicker prefers the Super Bowl experience above the Pro Bowl, but it would be nice to experience both. Bryant could get into the Pro Bowl next season, but for all we know, the Falcons may end up back in the Super Bowl. At age 41, there’s no telling how much longer we’ll enjoy Bryant’s “golden leg of immunity” in the NFL either way. The Pro Bowl is an NFL event that should really be retired sooner than Matt Bryant. It’s a game that requires gimmicks more than helmets and shoulder pads. I commend the NFL for bringing back the skills challenges, but how long before a player tears a knee playing dodge ball? Few fans may remember Patriots running back Robert Edwards tearing his knee during 1999 Pro Bowl festivities. Edwards’s leg nearly had to be amputated after his awkward landing during the rookie flag football game. He rushed for 1,115 yards as a rookie out of Georgia, but was never the same again.Next: Three Reasons Patriots D Won't Stop FalconsWord around the NFL is tomorrow’s Pro Bowl at Camping World Stadium is sold out. It’s good news for Orlando as the NFL is more inclined to keep the game there. I’m sure some players still prefer the trip to Hawaii, but there’s no shortage of family attractions in central Florida. Several players have put up family photos from their Disney trips all over social media.More from Blogging Dirty10 Postseason Plays That Led the Atlanta Falcons to Super Bowl 514h agoThree Reasons the Patriots Defense Won’t Stop the Falcons Offense6h agoBill Belichick Advised the Falcons to Draft Jonathan Baldwin, not Julio Jones10h agoDirty Bird Daily: Boston Globe Writer Mocks the Entire City of Atlanta22h agoThrowback Thursday: Just How Bad the 2015 Atlanta Falcons Season Was1 d agoThis article originally appeared on