Lions safety Kerby Joseph was one of, if not the biggest snub from the Pro Bowl roster this season. The Associated Press helped rectify that problem by naming him to the First Team All-Pro.
Joseph received 37 first-place votes, leading all safeties. He is joined on the First Team with Green Bay Packers safety Xavier McKinney (31 first-place votes).
Joseph led the NFL with nine interceptions, yet was left off the Pro Bowl roster in favor of McKinney at the strong safety position, a position that only sent one player on the roster. He now has the accolade of being the top vote-getter among safeties for the All Pro team, an honor many will argue is more prestigious than the Pro Bowl.
Speaking with Rob Maaddi of the Associated Press, Joseph said he “wasn’t really too mad” about being left off the Pro Bowl team. He was just as happy seeing fellow safety Brian Branch make the Pro Bowl. Joseph added: “You all know what I’m capable of. You can check the stats.”
Maaddi then dropped the news that Joseph made the First Team and Joseph was very excited. “I made All Pro?” Joseph asked. “You made All Pro,” Maaddi replied. “They know what’s up,” Joseph said.
Pretty safe to say Joseph isn’t too upset anymore that he wasn’t selected to go to Orlando. His end goal is New Orleans anyway, not Orlando.
Lions safety Kerby Joseph reacts to @RobMaaddi telling him he made The Associated Press 2024 NFL All-Pro Team. pic.twitter.com/ZwfEgz0uec
— AP NFL (@AP_NFL) January 10, 2025