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Sauce Gardner, Kelce Brothers Make 2023 NFL Pro Bowl

Cincinnati is well-represented in this season's event.

Russ Heltman

Sauce Gardner, Kelce Brothers Make 2023 NFL Pro Bowl
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CINCINNATI โ€” The Bearcats have three former players on the 2023 NFL Pro Bowl team, and one made some major history.

New York Jets cornerback Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce all cracked the team.

It's obviously Gardner's first trip to the game, while Travis has been named a Pro Bowler eight times and it's Jason's sixth appearance on the roster.

Gardner made history as the first Jets rookie to make the team since safety Erik McMillan in 1988. He has been a revelation in his first season.

He is the shutdown corner on a defense allowing just 15.8 points per game (fourth in NFL), and barely gets targeted now. On Sunday he played 38 coverage snaps against Detroit. Jared Goff did not target him once in the game.

Since 2017, only three NFL cornerbacks had more coverage snaps in a game without a target, per NextGenStats.

Gardner has an overall PFF grade of 87.9, along with an excellent 89.6 coverage grade. Gardner has 2 interceptions and 48 solo tackles in 2022 to go with 16 pass breakups (first in the NFL).

Heโ€™s also allowing just a 48.8 passer rating to passes targeted at his coverage assignment. The whole NFL is lost in the Sauce.

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Russ Heltman is a contributor for AllBearcats and AllBengals. He is the morning host and producer for 89.3 WMKV in Cincinnati, OH. Russ can be found on Twitter: @RussHeltman11 or you can reach him by email at Heltmandm@yahoo.com.

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