6 Eagles named to 2025 Pro Bowl Games

Six Eagles were named to Pro Bowl Games when the first rosters were announced by the NFL on Thursday morning.

• RB Saquon Barkley
• LB Zack Baun
• DT Jalen Carter
• G Landon Dickerson
• T Lane Johnson
• C Cam Jurgens

The 88 Pro Bowl selections are determined by a vote that includes fans, players and coaches. The 2025 Pro Bowl Games, presented by Verizon, will be held on Sunday, February 2 in Orlando. Hopefully, the Eagles are gearing up for Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans and will have to decline the invitations.

Here’s exclusive reaction from the six players selected, as well as a look at the alternates:

RB Saquon Barkley
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In his first year as an Eagle, Saquon Barkley became just the ninth player in NFL history to surpass 2,000 rushing yards (2,005) in a single season.

“It’s great. One, because the fans helped, and any time you have fans a part of it and voting for you, it means a lot. This league isn’t the league without the fans,” said Barkley, who has been named Offensive Player of the Week in the NFC four times in 2024. “To get that respect from my peers means something to me and it feels good. This is my third Pro Bowl (2018 and 2022 seasons when he played with Giants). It’s been a few years and I love it more – and so I’m glad that the team success we’ve had so far is being recognised.”

Barkley also set the franchise’s single-game rushing record (255 yards vs. Rams) and single-season scrimmage yards record (2,283). The Eagles, as a team, have already set a new single-season rushing record (2,997) entering Week 18.

One of the league’s most explosive players (an NFL-best 46 carries for 10-plus yards), Barkley also posted one of the most athletic plays ever with the reverse interception in the win over the Jaguars.

Barkley has been at his best in the second half of games with 1,245 rushing yards, the most by any NFL player since at least 1991. He has accounted for a league-best 36.6 percent of the team’s scrimmage yards. No other player has more than 29 percent.

LB Zack Baun
1. Pro Bowl Selection

Like Barkley, Zack Baun signed with the Eagles in the offseason. Unlike Barkley, however, Baun is a full-time starter for the first time in his career at a new position after being used as a hybrid off-ball linebacker/edge rusher in his first four NFL seasons in New Orleans.

Baun has flourished with the Eagles, recording 150 tackles, 11 for loss, 3.5 sacks, 5 QB hits, 14 QB pressures, five forced fumbles, an interception and a fumble recovery while playing 95 percent of the snaps .

Baun found that out Monday when he received a call from Executive Vice President/General Manager Howie Roseman on his way to the NovaCare Complex. Baun decided to wait to tell his wife, Ali, until he got home. She jokingly acted like she wasn’t impressed when he shared the good news. It turned out that his agent, RJ Gonser, had already given her the nod.

“It’s a big accomplishment, a huge accomplishment. I just looked back and felt like I was where I needed to be at this point in my career,” Baun said. “I feel like you don’t look at goals all the time, or the milestones, or these accomplishments. I just focused on the work and knew it was going to come.”

It has been a special season for the Bauns as they welcomed their first child, a son, Elian, in the off-season.

“It’s been a crazy year, so many good things have happened. Life-changing year for me and my family. But it’s also been hard at times. First, the unknown of where I’m going to be and the timing of the baby right around that time to move, where I’m going, so that brought a lot of stress,” Baun said. “We all looked back and there’s just so many good things. I did my best to live in the moment and stay where my feet are all the time.”

Baun works out in the offseason with former linebacker TJ Edwards, whose praise for the organization factored into the decision to sign with the Eagles.

“I knew behind the scenes that the way he talked about the environment here and that the coaches and the people around his place were special as well. That had a lot to do with it, too,” Baun said.

DT Jalen Carter
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Jalen Carter’s game has taken an impressive leap from Year 1 to Year 2. After earning All-Rookie Team honors, the No. 9 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft has 42 tackles, 12 for loss, 4.5 sacks, 61 combined QB hits and pressure, five pass deflections and two forced fumbles.

Carter has performed at a high level despite playing 84 percent of the defensive snaps, up from 48 percent as a rookie. And Carter has earned the respect of offenses around the league as he is consistently double-teamed in an effort to limit his effectiveness.

“It means a lot. I wanted it last year but didn’t get it. It means a lot, but at the end of the day my goal is to win the Super Bowl,” Carter said. “My mom (Tonique Brown) was very happy for me and it was good to see her smile. My brother and coaches, it’s all great. The rest of the league sees what I’m doing and it’s nice to know that they’re acknowledging me for what’s going on out there on the field.”

G Landon Dickerson
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3. Pro Bowl Selection

Four NFL seasons. Three consecutive Pro Bowl appearances.

Landon Dickerson has established himself as one of the best guards in franchise history, tying Brandon Brooks for the most Pro Bowl selections in team history.

“It’s nice, but I’d much rather have a Super Bowl,” said Dickerson, who received a long-term contract extension last season. “I’m not big on individual accolades, which is okay, but Super Bowls mean a lot more. Having three of us on the line (Lane Johnson, Cam Jurgens) is nice, but we all have the same thing about having team success.”

T Lane Johnson
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How is it that Lane Johnson remains at the top of the class among tackles in the NFL even as he nears the end of his 12th NFL season?

Johnson, the No. 4 overall pick in 2013, earned his sixth overall selection to the Pro Bowl and his third straight. He sits behind only Jason Kelce and Jason Peters — two future Hall of Famers with seven apiece — for the most Pro Bowls by an offensive lineman in Eagles history.

“I remember days earlier in my career when things weren’t going so well, so it’s special for me to be voted in. I feel like this has been one of my best seasons. What Jordan (Mailata) and me versus being on an island and not getting a lot of ‘chip’ help — we handle it one-on-one, I wish Jordan had made it because he deserved it too,” Johnson said.

“I don’t chase success; I try to attract it with my daily habits. A lot of people deserve credit for my success – I’m happy for my coach, Gabe (Rangel), and my coaches and my teammates. It takes a lot of people to get good luck this is my sixth and honestly it doesn’t get old but it feels good to be recognized.

C Cam Jurgens
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Jalen Carter took over for a legend in Fletcher Cox this season. Cam Jurgens manned the center position that had previously been handled by one of the league’s all-time greats in Jason Kelce, a beloved figure in Philadelphia sports history.

The pressure might have been too much for some players to handle. For Jurgens, staying true to himself was instrumental in transitioning from right guard in 2023 to center this season.

“I feel like I have a lot of good guys around me and I just kept learning and getting better every game this year. It’s a huge honor, so many players never get that,” Jurgens said. “I still want to do the same thing and be the same person.”

In addition to being himself, Jurgens cited a strong focus on diligence and working on the right things as keys to success.