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As disappointing as this season has been for the San Francisco 49ers, they still maintain elite talent at key positions. On Monday, the NFL announced the 2021 Pro Bowlers for a game which won’t be played, and honestly, won’t be missed.
The Pro Bowl will instead be held as a week-long virtual event.
The 49ers had three names attached to that list, all of whom you probably could have guessed:
- Fullback Kyle Juszczyk
- Left tackle Trent Williams
- Middle linebacker Fred Warner
It’s Warner’s first Pro Bowl nod and surely not his last.
From the 49ers:
“An eight-year veteran who signed with the 49ers as a free agent in 2017, Juszczyk earned his fifth-consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl (2017-21) and fourth straight as a member of the 49ers. In 14 games played this season (13 starts), he has registered 16 receptions for 188 yards (11.8 average) and two touchdowns through the air to go along with career highs in carries (15), rushing yards (61) and rushing touchdowns (two). His four total touchdowns on the season are tied for his single-season career high.
Warner earns the first Pro Bowl selection of his career. His 101 total tackles on the season leads the 49ers as he is one of two players in the NFL with 100-or-more tackles (101), two-or-more passes defensed (three), two-or-more interceptions (two) and one-or-more fumble recovery (one). Warner anchors the 49ers defense which ranks fifth in the NFL in yards per game allowed (314.3).
Williams is named to his eighth career Pro Bowl (2013-19 & 2021) and first as a member of the 49ers. Williams, who was acquired by San Francisco in a trade with the Washington Football Team this past offseason, has started all 13 games in which he appeared and has helped the 49ers register 18 rushing touchdowns on the season, which are tied for the seventh-most in the NFL.”