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Greenard Named to First Pro Bowl

The former Florida Gators edge rusher is making his mark in his fifth professional season.

Cam Parker

Sep 22, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings linebacker Jonathan Greenard (58) sacks Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) in the third quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images
Sep 22, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings linebacker Jonathan Greenard (58) sacks Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) in the third quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-Imagn Images / Brad Rempel-Imagn Images
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MINNEAPOLIS-- Former Florida Gators edge rusher Jonathan Greenard is finding his rhythm in his first season with the Minnesota Vikings.

In his fifth overall season in the NFL, the former third-round pick by Houston has 11 sacks along with 54 total tackles and four forced fumbles, leading him to be named a starter for the NFC in the 2025 Pro Bowl. He is one of six total Vikings players and the only former Gator this season to be named to the Pro Bowl.

Greenard only spent one season at Florida, his last, but his impact was felt immediately with 15.5 tackles-for-loss and 9.5 sacks during the 2019 season. Prior to his stint with the Gators, he spent four seasons at Louisville, which included a redshirt season as a true freshman and a redshirt junior season recovering from a shoulder injury.

After leaving Florida, Greenard was drafted in the third round with the 90th overall pick by the Houston Texans, where he spent the first four years of his career. He wouldn't experience a true breakout until his last with the franchise in 2023, when he recorded a career-high 12.5 sacks.

He signed a four-year, $76 million contract with Minnesota that offseason.

Overall, Greenard is the 38th former Gator to be named to an NFL Pro Bowl. Florida's most-recent alum to be voted into the Pro Bowl is punter Tommy Townsend during the 2022-2023 season, although he did not participate due to playing in the Super Bowl.

The 2025 NFL Pro Bowl will kick off inside Orlando's Camping World Stadium on Feb. 2 beginning at 3 p.m. with television coverage on ESPN.

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Cam Parker
CAM PARKER

Cam Parker is a contributing writer at AllGators.com of FanNation-Sports Illustrated and is a recent graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in journalism. He also covers and broadcasts Alachua County high school sports with The Prep Zone and Mainstreet Daily News. When he isn't writing, he enjoys listening to '70s music such as The Band or Lynyrd Skynyrd, binge-watching shows and playing with his cat, Chester.

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