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Tua Tagovailoa’s exclusion from Pro Bowl roster garners plenty of social media reaction
By Sydney Hunte
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Tua Tagovailoa has enjoyed a terrific 2022 season as quarterback of the Miami Dolphins.
The former Alabama star missed a pair of games after what appeared to be a scary head injury during Week 4 against the Cincinnati Bengals, but he’s put up strong numbers throughout the year. He has thrown for 3,238 yards and 24 touchdowns versus just 5 interceptions while ranking 2nd in QBR league-wide. The Dolphins are 8-6 and 2nd in the AFC East after a loss to the Buffalo Bills on Saturday.
Ultimately, Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, and Joe Burrow were named as the AFC’s quarterbacks in the 1st-ever Pro Bowl Games, the league’s reformatted event that will replace the traditional contest played in previous years. While there’s not a major argument to leave those players off, there’s certainly a number of people that felt that Tagovailoa should have had a seat at the table.
Here’s some of the reaction across social media as Tagovailoa was left out despite garnering the highest number of fan votes:
Someone explain to me how Tua finishes first in overall voting but didn’t make the pro bowl? I’m genuinely confused https://t.co/ZQTp8fKjaF
— Lucas Dorton (@Lucas_Dorton) December 22, 2022
Thought Tua led the league in fan votes ? Don’t get how he didn’t make the cut ??♂️ https://t.co/nWOc2d7eDk
— Brandon (@trippymvp) December 22, 2022
I thought tua was the top pro bowl vote guy? He’s not even in the roster. Wtf?
— RBK Ryan Bathgate’s Kaleidoscope (@BathgateRyan) December 22, 2022
Wait a minute, Tua didn’t make the probowl…..?
— Chan (@C_Sweat32) December 22, 2022
Tua was robbed!! #probowl ?
— Trouty☘️ (@catfsh34) December 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/alkimez/status/1605737511359315968
2022: Tua Tagovailoa (11.5 games)
-3,238 yds, 24 TDs, 4 INT 107.8 PR
-Leads all NFL players in Pro Bowl voting2021: Mac Jones (17 games)
-3,801 yds, 22 TDs, 13 INT 92.5 PR??????????????
— Shawn Williams (@5hawnWilliams) December 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/TanMarino_13/status/1605737017760849920
Chase making the pro bowl despite missing games while Tua did not make the pro bowl he also missed games!! His stats would be a lot better smh they robbed bro and waddle and Wilkins!!
— TuaDeezNutsinyourmouth (@JavieoX) December 22, 2022
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
