Brian Burns Falls Short Despite Dominant Season in NFL All-Pro Voting.
The highly touted pass-rusher for the New York Giants fell short of securing a spot on the First Team All-Pro this season, despite dominating on the field. The Associated Press voting panel of 50 voters chose Browns' Myles Garrett as unanimous first choice at edge rusher alongside Texans' Will Anderson and Packers' Micah Parsons.
Burns received second team honors for his efforts, but it's clear that the Giants' dismal 4-13 record played a significant role in him being overlooked. With an impressive 16.5 sacks this season, Burns was on par with Lions' Aidan Hutchinson and Texans' Danielle Hunter, who also made the cut.
It is worth noting that only Myles Garrett managed to bring quarterbacks to the ground more often than Burns throughout the year. The Giants had several other players receive nods for their efforts; however, none of them reached All-Pro status this season.
Burns recently secured recognition as a Pro Bowl selection for the third time in his career and was even named winner of the George Young-Ernie Accorsi Media Good Guy Award by the Giants chapter of the Professional Football Writers Association.
The highly touted pass-rusher for the New York Giants fell short of securing a spot on the First Team All-Pro this season, despite dominating on the field. The Associated Press voting panel of 50 voters chose Browns' Myles Garrett as unanimous first choice at edge rusher alongside Texans' Will Anderson and Packers' Micah Parsons.
Burns received second team honors for his efforts, but it's clear that the Giants' dismal 4-13 record played a significant role in him being overlooked. With an impressive 16.5 sacks this season, Burns was on par with Lions' Aidan Hutchinson and Texans' Danielle Hunter, who also made the cut.
It is worth noting that only Myles Garrett managed to bring quarterbacks to the ground more often than Burns throughout the year. The Giants had several other players receive nods for their efforts; however, none of them reached All-Pro status this season.
Burns recently secured recognition as a Pro Bowl selection for the third time in his career and was even named winner of the George Young-Ernie Accorsi Media Good Guy Award by the Giants chapter of the Professional Football Writers Association.
, you know? One week it's all about individual accolades, and the next it's team honors... 
I mean, Burns had an insane season, 16.5 sacks and all that, but still missed out on First Team All-Pro? 
It's like, what's more important, your own stats or how well your team did as a whole? 
And can we talk about the voting panel for a sec? 50 voters, y'all? That's a lot of opinions, but also kinda not that many, you feel? 
. The fact that the Giants' subpar record likely played a role in his oversight is telling 
. However, it's also worth noting that the AP voting panel had other players, like Hutchinson and Hunter, who shared similar sack numbers 
. Nonetheless, Burns' recent Pro Bowl selection and media recognition are certainly a testament to his hard work and dedication 
.
Burns is getting robbed on the First Team All-Pro! 16.5 sacks is crazy, but that 4-13 record for the Giants must have made a difference. Interesting how Myles Garrett's dominance really stood out this season, especially with all those QB takedowns. Burns had an amazing year, so it's not like he got snubbed or anything... 
. And what's up with the voters, only Myles Garrett got recognized for his sack numbers, but Burns still brought QBs down more often 
i dont get why he didnt make 1st team all pro tho, 16.5 sacks is crazy talk! i mean u gotta consider the giants sucked this year lol what else can u do? 
but for real, burns been doing it for years now and hes still on top of his game 
burns is def one of those players who's gonna keep on grinding even if it doesn't get recognized by the AP 