The NFL unveiled the list of players invited for the 2024 Pro Bowl Games, which are set to take place in Orlando, Florida, on February 4. The selection leans heavily on the San Francisco 49ers, who have quarterback Brock Purdy and eight other players on the list.

IN NFC, Purdy is joined by Los Angeles Rams’ Matthew Stafford and Dallas Cowboys’ Dak Prescott. The AFC quarterbacks to be featured in the 2024 Pro Bowl are Miami Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa, Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson, and Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes.

Purdy is the first 49ers’ quarterback to make the Pro Bowl since Jeff Garcia received the honor in 2002. On the other hand, Tagovailoa is the first Dolphins’ signal caller to get an invite since Hall of Famer Dan Marino in 1995.

The 49ers’ nine Pro Bowlers are more than any other team in the NFL in 2024. Besides Purdy, tight end George Kittle, running back Christian McCaffrey, fullback Kyle Juszczyk, defensive end Nick Bosa, defensive tackle Javon Hargrave, linebacker Fred Warner, cornerback Charvarius Ward, and tackle Trent Williams all got in.

The Ravens and the Cowboys each have seven players in the 2024 Pro Bowl, while 28 teams have at least one player invited. The only franchises without a Pro Bowler this year are the Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, and Washington Commanders.

When San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan made the decision to sit Brock Purdy for a meaningless Week 18 finale against the Los Angeles Rams, some questioned the wisdom of the move. Chief among them? Brock Purdy himself.

The 49ers’ MVP contender wasn’t sure sitting out the final regular season game was best for him. “That’s something I brought up to Kyle” Purdy confirmed, per the San Francisco Chronicle’s Eric Branch.

Shanahan was able to assuage Purdy’s concerns by pointing out that the second-year signal caller hasn’t struggled with similar layoffs in the past.

Purdy calmed by recent history

For instance, Purdy went 16 days without snaps between the team’s preseason finale and its Week 1 throttling of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Coming back from Niners’ Week 9 bye, Purdy produced the second-best passer rating of his NFL career in a drubbing of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Because San Francisco clinched the NFC’s no. 1 seed and a first round bye, Purdy will go, at a minimum, 19 days between game action. After Sunday, the 49ers won’t take the field until either January 20 or 21st in the NFC Divisional Round.

Purdy seemed to take comfort in the context Shanahan gave him. “That’s something that feels good to go back and remind myself about,” said Purdy.