{"id":709295,"date":"2026-01-27T16:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T16:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/709295\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T16:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T16:20:17","slug":"giants-jermaine-eluemunor-rips-pro-bowl-over-shedeur-sanders-addition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/709295\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants&#8217; Jermaine Eluemunor rips Pro Bowl over Shedeur Sanders addition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shedeur Sanders\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/26\/sports\/shedeur-sanders-gets-pro-bowl-nod-to-replace-drake-maye-in-rare-browns-honor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">surprising Pro Bowl inclusion<\/a> is even polarizing among his peers.<\/p>\n<p>Giants tackle Jermaine Eluemunor called the Pro Bowl a \u201cjoke\u201d after Sanders made the team despite an unspectacular eight-game stint, while also seemingly defending teammate Andrew Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo hate but the Pro Bowl a joke lol,\u201d Eluemunor tweeted Monday. \u201cAT Top LT in the NFL hasn\u2019t made one yet but if you\u2019re popular you get in. Laughable at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38299388\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/giants-guard-jermaine-eluemunor-72-117350114.jpg\" alt=\"Giants guard Jermaine Eluemunor (72) sits on the bench after the Commanders beat the Giants.\" class=\"wp-image-38299388\"  \/>Jeramine Elemunor during a December 2025. Bill Kostroun\/New York Post<\/p>\n<p>The Pro Bowl \u2014 regardless of the format \u2014 has been criticized for many years now since some of the inclusions are rather questionable.<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore backup quarterback Ty Huntley earned Pro Bowl honors in 2022 despite appearing in just six games, and Sanders\u2019 inclusion is along similar lines.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders is replacing the Super Bowl-bound Drake Maye, joining the Bills\u2019 Josh Allen and the Chargers\u2019 Justin Herbert.<\/p>\n<p>While some players aren\u2019t named due to injury, such as Denver\u2019s Bo Nix, it\u2019s puzzling to many how Sanders made the team over the Jaguars\u2019 Trevor Lawrence, among others.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38299449\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cleveland-browns-quarterback-shedeur-sanders-117966484.jpg\" alt=\"Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders at a news conference.\" class=\"wp-image-38299449\"  \/>Shedeur Sanders made the Pro Bowl as a rookie. AP<\/p>\n<p>Sanders tallied 1,400 passing yards, seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions in eight games, while topping 210 passing yards just once.<\/p>\n<p>Eluemunor wondered why another quarterback from the 2025 draft class didn\u2019t make the cut.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike I said no hate but how\u2019s Cam Ward not the replacement?\u201d Eluemunor posted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201clol both him and (Jaxson Dart) went off this season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond his questioning of Sanders\u2019 inclusion, Eluemunor also appeared to take umbrage with how Thomas has yet to earn the honors despite his reputation as a top tackle.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Thomas just completed his sixth season, all with the Giants, and did not make the Pro Bowl while earning Second-Team All-Pro honors in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The two form a strong pair of bookends to protect Dart, and the Giants will have to decide whether to keep them together since Eluemunor is a free agent-to-be and should draw notable interest.<\/p>\n<p>This offseason marks the first under new coach John Harbaugh, and the Giants will have a new offensive line coach after <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/23\/sports\/only-two-giants-coaches-surviving-john-harbaughs-staff-overhaul\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">declining to bring back Carmen Bricillo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shedeur Sanders\u2019 surprising Pro Bowl inclusion is even polarizing among his peers. 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