Falcons surprise Chris Lindstrom, KhaDarel Hodge with Pro Bowl spots
KhaDarel Hodge celebrates after the Falcons defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in overtime at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Oct. 03, 2024, in Atlanta. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA - Two Atlanta Falcons players have been named to the 2025 Pro Bowl Games, but instead of telling them outright, the team got a little creative.
The team set it up as if the players had to read a script, and then dropped the news to special teamer KhaDarel Hodge and right guard Chris Lindstrom.
Hodge and Lindstrom started reading a script about Falcons fans, then the teleprompter changed to say that they had just been named Pro Bowlers.
"On God? This for real? Swear to God," a shocked Hodge said. "I don't even know how to feel for real."
This will be Hodge's first Pro Bowl in his seventh season as a special teamer and Linstrom's third straight.
"It's always an honor when those guys have the opportunity to go be a part of anything Pro Bowl related," head coach Raheem Morris said on Wednesday. "That's always pretty cool for us."
Safety Jessie Bates and running back Bijan Robinson have also been picked as alternates.
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