Texas A&M Football: These two Aggies showed out in the Pro Bowl

The Texas A&M football team’s Pro Bowl representatives showed up among a group of stars

The Texas A&M football team has been out of action for over two months, playing their last football game on November 27th in a heartbreaking loss to LSU. But while A&M has been out of action, there hasn’t been a shortage of Aggie football. One of those opportunities was the NFL Pro Bowl, which took place on Sunday, February 6th.

The Texas A&M football team had two former players as participants.

Those two participants were Myles Garrett, one of the best defensive ends in the league, and Mike Evans, Tom Brady’s final favorite target. Garrett finished his 2021 season with 16 total sacks and a forced fumble. Evans would cap off 2021 with 14 touchdowns and over 1,000 yards for the eighth consecutive season.

Cleveland Browns, DE: Myles Garrett

It’s not impossible to succeed in the Pro Bowl, though with low-effort defensive line efforts, you don’t see some of the same players put up big numbers. That was the case for Garrett, who didn’t record a sack, forced fumble, or even a tackle.

Garrett did, however, record one highlight play — a second-quarter scoop-and-score. It actually wasn’t so much of a scoop and score, as the ball never touched the ground. The fumble recovery came as the result of a TJ Watt forced fumble that landed directly in Garrett’s hands. The former Aggie defensive end ran around the edge and returned the ball 22 yards into the endzone.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers, WR: Mike Evans

The wide receiver position is one of the spots in the Pro Bowl that does see players succeed. It’s not uncommon to see someone really separate themselves.

In his fourth Pro Bowl appearance, Evans looked like the veteran that he was. The current Tampa Bay Buccaneer and former Aggie wideout finished the game as the game’s leading wide receiver with a pair of catches for 50 yards. One of these catches was a second-quarter lob from Kyler Murray that saw him “Moss” a defensive back for one of the game’s early touchdowns.

Evans would also pull in a 31-yard reception later in the game.

Takeaways:

The Pro Bowl isn’t really taken seriously these days. That said, the Texas A&M football team’s participants put on a show — while neither were dominant from start to finish, they made the game fully entertaining to watch.