Geno Atkins is going back to the Pro Bowl.
The NFL announced the star Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle was elected to the 2020 Pro Bowl.
Atkins is in the middle of a down season with just 4.5 sacks so far, but his colleagues and those around the league know better than to leave him out of the fray. He’s the team’s lone selection and the Bengals have now sent someone in nine consecutive seasons.
Elsewhere, Joe Mixon was named a fifth alternate. Returner Brandon Wilson, is a second alternate.
We had earlier outlined the case for Mixon and Wilson to earn Pro Bowl nods. They’ll do so if enough players in front of them on the ballot opt out of the event.
