We learned last week that Andy Reid would be coaching the Pro Bowl and now we learn that there will be one more Chief in the game. The Chiefs announced that LB Derrick Johnson has been named to the 2016 Pro Bowl replacing Luke Kuechly who will represent the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50.
DJ's Pro Bowl nod is clearly well-deserved. He continued in 2015 what he's been doing since 2010 as one of the league's best linebackers. Coming off an Achilles tear in Week 1 of 2014, DJ came back to break the Chiefs tackle record and helped a defense that gave up the third fewest points in the NFL this season.
DJ is now scheduled to be a free agent in March and we wonder what's next. If I'm the GM, I absolutely bring him back given how well he played last year. Plus, it doesn't hurt that he's a Chiefs Ring of Honor candidate one day. Someone suggested a comparable contract of four years, $24 million for him. We'll see what the Chiefs do in the coming months.
DJ will join the Chiefs other Pro Bowlers CB Marcus Peters, S Eric Berry, LB Tamba Hali, LB Justin Houston and TE Travis Kelce. I'm not sure yet if Houston and Hali will be playing considering they were hurt in the Chiefs AFC Divisional round game against the Patriots.
This was a hard weekend for Chiefs fans with Denver making the Super Bowl so cheer yourself up with this clip:
Here's rookie Derrick Johnson blowing up Jake Plummer for your Broncos hate today https://t.co/TbonlyfZCy
— Chase Snyder (@chiefssnyder19) January 24, 2016