For the 25th consecutive season the Steelers are sending multiple players to the Pro Bowl Games, and it's the 34th time in the last 37 seasons they are doing so.
Three players will represent the black and gold as safety Jalen Ramsey, special teams ace Ben Skowronek and linebacker T.J. Watt were voted to the Pro Bowl Games.
Ramsey, who was acquired by the Steelers via a trade with the Miami Dolphins this year, was selected to the Pro Bowl Games for the eighth time in his career after making the move to free safety when the Steelers were hit hard with injuries and has thrived.
And it comes as no surprise to many.
During training camp Assistant General Manager Andy Weidl had nothing but amazing things to say about Ramsey.
"Jalen Ramsey is a Hall of Fame player," said Weidl. "He's a Hall of Fame talent coming out of Florida State. Know him very well. Not only is he gifted physically, his ability, his speed, his athleticism, his ability to accelerate, close, play the ball.
"But, also his mindset. He's an elite football IQ guy. He has a positionless quality to him, where he can line up in different positions on the defense and play at a high level.
"I think Jalen Ramsey, he is a vicious player. You watch him hit; watch the mentality he plays with. He is aggressive. He's a violent hitter. That mindset becomes contagious. Guys like that, an elite talent like that, elite football IQ in the physicality that he plays with, that becomes contagious. I've seen it different places. We have a physical group to begin with and adding a guy like that is just great. I think it just becomes even more contagious to the room when you bring a guy with that mindset and that ability."
Ramsey's love of the game made the position change one that he welcomed rather than feared.
"I'm able to communicate well with the guys," said Ramsey. "I am able to tackle, cover, just being versatile.
"I'm willing to do whatever it takes for this team to be better and win games.
"I love football, literally every part of football. I just love football. So, whatever it's going to take for us to have guys in the best position for us to win games, I'm willing to do."
Skowronek is making his first Pro Bowl Games appearance, selected for his outstanding special teams play.
Skowronek thrives in his role as a gunner, knowing it takes a different kind of person to do it.
"You're going to get your (butt) kicked sometimes, especially when you're getting doubled," said Skowronek. "It's a sign of respect. It's two grown men against one. You're going to lose some, but you've got to have grit, keep fighting back. It's not always going to be clean.
"If you're not getting doubled, you're probably not going to be in the league that long. It means that the other team doesn't really respect you much, so I kind of take offense to not getting double teamed."
Skowronek said that attitude and mentality about playing gunner wasn't always something he had, but it grew and developed when he played one season at Notre Dame.
"I don't think I always had that as a football player," said Skowronek. "I think I always played hard, but my year at Notre Dame really molded me. That culture there really helped me become the player I am. Coach (Brian) Kelly did a great job there with the culture and Coach (Matt) Balis, the strength coach. It was the hardest strength program I've ever been through. So, I think that was a big year in my football development."
That toughness showed against the Ravens. Skowronek was dealing with a hand injury in the game, and when the Steelers were forced to punt with just over two minutes to play in the game, receiver DK Metcalf told Skowronek he would take his spot since he was hurting.
While Metcalf went into the game, Skowronek wasn't about to fully give it up, though.
"(DK) was already on the field, so I went out there to line up," said Skowronek. "He said, I got it. He kind of looked at me crazy. In my mind I was like, okay, DK's got this side. There's two gunners out there, so I went over to Brandin Echols, and said I got this side. He looked at me. He's about to go play defense. So, he said all right.
"I wanted to be on the field in that situation because I feel like I cover kicks for a living and it was a big moment."
Watt was selected to the Pro Bowl Games for the eighth time in his career.
Watt, who missed the last two games with a lung issue, has been one of the steadiest forces on the defense, a captain on and off the field, providing leadership, knowledge and a keen eye for what opposing offenses are doing.
"He's just got a bird's eye view," said Cameron Heyward. "He's covering it all from stances to formations to what they're eating for breakfast. You just never know.
"He just approaches the game where every detail counts."
Watt is a player who is detail obsessed, and he doesn't leave any stone unturned.
"I think it's just being obsessed with the process," said Watt. "I've always been fascinated with the work that goes into what creates the result, and that's just learning from watching my brothers (J.J. Watt and Derek Watt) succeed over the years. Being able to have that behind the curtain view of what it takes to be successful.
"I think that's really driven me."
And it's driven offensive coordinators to lose sleep.
"When you have to prepare for a player like him, you've got to know he takes it seriously," said Heyward. "He prepares for every situation, and he's going to find every weakness you do have on the offensive side of the ball.
"So, there's never any question that you have be ready for T.J. Watt 60-plus minutes."
The 2026 Pro Bowl Games, presented by Verizon, will be held on Tuesday, February 3 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco as part of Super Bowl LX week.
The Pro Bowl Games will once again feature a flag football game and other fun, competitive events. Coverage will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, with the game starting at 8 p.m.
"Building on our strong partnerships with the Bay Area Host Committee and ESPN, we're thrilled to make the 2026 Pro Bowl Games presented by Verizon part of Super Bowl week, our biggest platform of the year, elevating flag football and our best players in a way that's never been done before," said Peter O'Reilly, NFL executive vice president of events, international and club business. "The Pro Bowl Games will not only be an exciting showcase of our best talent, but also a taste of the elite athleticism and dynamic action we can expect to see on the Olympic stage."
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