For every Terrell Owens or Chad Johnson who views the game through ego-colored glasses, it's good to know that there are other NFL stars that realize that they aren't the only good player at their position.Falcons defensive end John Abraham found out this week that he was shut out of the Pro Bowl despite an outstanding season. But instead of complaining about the injustice of it all, he simply shrugged his shoulders.
"Everybody deserved to make it," said Abraham. "Everybody who made it, made it. They deserved to make it. I just didn't make it, that's all."You've got to respect Abraham's very rational response to what had to be a serious disappointment. Abraham had a good enough season to be a Pro Bowler, but realistically he lost his chance to be a Pro Bowler when the Vikings traded for Jared Allen. With Allen in the NFC, there were five outstanding defensive ends for three spots.
Minnesota's Allen, Carolina's Julius Peppers and New York's Justin Tuck ended up making it, while Abraham and Green Bay's Aaron Kampman were left out. While Abraham is having a great year, he doesn't play nearly as many snaps as Allen, Peppers or Tuck, which makes it hard to argue that his absence is any kind of an injustice.
