Raking in Pro Bowl votes.

Joe fully understands why some fans make the claim the Pro Bowl is a waste of time, electricity and other valuable national resources.

What once was an interesting game turned into sort of a fun game that morphed into an abortion. What’s left of the Pro Bowl from when the NFL allowed hitting in Hawaii to whatever the hell it is now is a total joke and not worth Joe’s time.

However, the Pro Bowl does matter. Joe can promise you just about every player has a bonus clause in his contract if he makes the Pro Bowl.

Further, TV networks like the Pro Bowl because people actually watch. Not “this Joe,” but people watch. That means revenue.

Fan voting for the Pro Bowl began on Thanksgiving. Yesterday morning, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network twittered a screenshot of the top vote-getters, some of whom are Bucs players. Jamel Dean, Tykee Smith and Tristan Wirfs each had the third-most votes of all players at their positions.

The funny thing about this (well, not funny on second though) is that Wirfs may be having is worst season (though he’s still very good). And Joe is surprised so many have jumped on Smith’s bandwagon in just his second season and first at strong safety.

The other Bucs player getting a bunch of votes is Emeka Egbuka, who has the sixth-most at wide receiver. That’s impressive. Or is that just the power of The Ohio State?

Here’s the top 10 vote-getters by position as of 11 a.m. ET today. pic.twitter.com/hJ2lXyntbE

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) December 1, 2025