We know how the Pro Bowl is played – with flash and dash and a smile in the spirit of fun competition. The game itself, played on the Sunday in front of us, is an exhibition game for the best players in the NFL and should be taken as such. The value of being there for a player like defensive end Josh Sweat and for defensive tackle Javon Hargrave, is an intangible that can have a meaningful, lasting impact.
For players like Sweat and Hargrave and placekicker Jake Elliott, all first-timers to the Pro Bowl, the experience of being around the best of the best for a week in Las Vegas is both a social benefit and a confidence lift. Sweat, finishing the fourth season of his career, gains affirmation that he belongs among the elite, and so when he leaves Vegas for the remainder of his offseason, Sweat has a better understanding of the standard of excellence in the league. Elliott is the steely nerved one and he has supreme confidence and there is no question he's enjoyed his time with the NFL's all-stars. Hargrave, the same.
"It feels great to be around some of the best in the world," Hargrave said. "This is my dream. My dream was to go to the NFL and play and make it to the Pro Bowl, so it's been a great feeling. I'm here to enjoy it. It's a rare experience so I'm out here having fun at practice, fun with the players, and just enjoying this moment because this is a rare moment.
"Every moment for me has been great. I wake up and smile just walking around. I'm happy and grateful for it."
And the goal will be, now that they've had a taste of it, now that they've had a chance to hang with the league's top players, to understand what it takes to reach this level regularly.
"That's what it feels like to me," defensive end Brandon Graham said last year after being named to the first Pro Bowl in his career. He appreciated the moment, even though the experience was muted because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the game was canceled. "To be named to the team, it was validation, and it was something important to me individually, but more than that it made me want it even more in the future."
The Eagles had five players named to the Pro Bowl – including center Jason Kelce, who did not make the trip to Las Vegas – and that's an indication of the high level of talent on this roster. The Pro Bowl voting isn't an exact science and it is entirely worth wondering why offensive tackles Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata didn't make it. The Pro Bowl isn't about the game. It's about the experience. It's about the fans who swarm the practices. It's about the interaction among the players.
There is validation for those who made it every step of the way.
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