Minkah Fitzpatrick and T.J. Watt have been selected to the 2023 Pro Bowl games.
The Steelers are sending multiple players to the Pro Bowl for the 22nd-straight season and for the 31st time in the last 34 seasons.
Fitzpatrick, earning his third Pro Bowl selection, led all AFC safeties in voting and is named a starter for the AFC. He's tied for first in the NFL with one interception touchdowns and ranks second in interception yards (94) and tied for fifth with five interceptions.
Among safeties, Fitzpatrick is tied for third with nine passes defensed, 13th with 29 assisted tackles and 25th with 74 total tackles. Since 2018, his four interception touchdowns are tied for first in the NFL, and his 17 interceptions are tied for fifth-most.
Despite missing seven games due to pectoral and knee injuries, Watt has now been selected to four-consecutive Pro Bowls. However, reputation clearly plays a role here. Since entering the NFL in 2017, Watt leads the league with 76.0 sacks and 23 forced fumbles. He also ranks second in tackles for loss (85) in that span.
In 2021, Watt was named the League’s Defensive Player of the Year after tying the single-season record for sacks with 22.5.
Unlike Fitzpatrick, Watt is not a starter. The Patriots' Matt Judon and Chargers' Khalil Mack are the starting outside linebackers for the AFC.
The following Steelers were also named alternates: Pat Freiermuth, Cam Heyward, Alex Highsmith and Derek Watt.
The 2023 Pro Bowl game will be played on Feb. 5 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
