Seattle Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon has been named to the Pro Bowl for the second year in a row. Witherspoon, a former Illinois standout, has made a significant impact on the Seahawks defense since being drafted fifth overall in 2023.
The NFL named Seattle Seahawks cornerback and former Illinois defensive back Devon Witherspoon to the Pro Bowl for the second straight season, the league announced Thursday.After earning All-American honors at Illinois in 2022, Witherspoon was selected fifth overall in the 2023 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks and made an immediate impact. As a rookie in Seattle, he registered 79 tackles, eight tackles for loss, 3.
0 sacks, 16 passes defended and a memorable 97-yard pick-six against the New York Giants – production that launched him to a Pro Bowl in his first NFL season. Although Witherspoon's statistics haven't been quite as gaudy this season (90 tackles, six tackles for loss, one sack, and seven passes defended), his impact has held firm. Opposing offenses must account for him now and have since adjusted, while Witherspoon continues to provide intangibles that can be difficult to quantify. Already a leader of Seattle's defensive unit – and the lone Seahawks player to be named to the Pro Bowl – Witherspoon has received effusive praise from head coach Mike Macdonald and defensive coordinator Aden Durde for his contributions and the standard he sets. 'He plays with his hair on fire,' Macdonald said earlier this season. 'You talk about shocking effort, and if you want to shock people, watch 21 play. We talk about ball-finding energy, and it kind of all comes together with Spoon. People want production and they want to be certain type of players, but if you don't do it every day, I don't see how you could have a reasonable expectation to be a great player. This guy brings it every single day, and does it every rep, and that's why he's a great player.'Witherspoon became the first former Illini since Dick Butkus (1965-66, Chicago Bears) to be named to the Pro Bowl in each of his first two NFL season
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