A Big Zero: Cowboys Have No Pro Bowlers
FRISCO - Only twice in the history of the Dallas Cowboys have their players not been voted into the NFL's Pro Bowl.
This year comes a third such occurrence.
The voting results are in. They’re not good. Nobody got in, and much of the reason Dallas didn’t approached the honored glory of previous years - remember that collectively, the Cowboys' summer roster boasted 14 guys with Pro Bowl resumes - is injury.
If he wasn't on injured reserve, Pro Bowl regular Zack Martin, maybe the best guard of his era, would be in; He’s been voted in every year since entering the league in 2014.
The same argument can be made for Martin's linemate Tyron Smith, but he went to IR early in the season.
QB Dak Prescott has a Pro Bowl history ... but his 2020 season was history when early on he was lost for the year due to a nasty ankle injury and ensuing surgery.
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Running back Ezekiel Elliott, another perennial, isn't having a stellar year. Defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence has been voted in before, and is playing well for 5-9 Dallas, but doesn't have flashy numbers. Fellow end Aldon Smith does have some sacks, and linebackers Leighton Vander Esch and Jaylon Smith have been in the Pro Bowl before but there's not much of an argument to be made for them.
That pretty much leaves receiver Amari Cooper.
Amari Cooper is another perennial, and his individual numbers are there. But his team's low victory total (remember, most of the voting was done before Dallas' recent modest win streak, the team's first of the year) hurt his chances.
Oh, and we've be remiss to not mention LP Ladouceur, Dallas' long-time perfect long-snapper. But nope.
The Pro Bowl isn't what it once was, in terms of glamor. And that makes all of this a match. Because the Dallas Cowboys, individually and as a team, aren't what they once were, either.
