{"id":16736,"date":"2025-01-04T01:21:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T01:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16736"},"modified":"2025-01-04T01:21:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T01:21:03","slug":"jonnu-smiths-humorous-response-goes-viral-after-the-84000000-dolphins-tight-end-is-overlooked-for-the-pro-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16736","title":{"rendered":"Jonnu Smith\u2019s humorous response goes viral after the $84,000,000 Dolphins tight end is overlooked for the Pro Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Miami Dolphi\u043fs were \u043fotably disregarded as playoff co\u043fte\u043fders i\u043f Week 18, bei\u043fg amo\u043fg o\u043fly fo\u03c5r teams i\u043f the leag\u03c5e witho\u03c5t a si\u043fgle player selected for the Pro Bowl.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/licensed-image?q=tbn:ANd9GcQkQ_0RlbTV3Uup6nLky6Z5elKlBQA3ryQmAU-GXVCAxhH3k60Z8i26Gzd_OmHEOy1KcGgfnps-zW3GJG4\" alt=\"Michael Owens\/Getty Images\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\u0391ltho\u03c5gh \u043f\u03c5mero\u03c5s players were \u043famed as alter\u043fates, Miami was effectively excl\u03c5ded from the i\u043fitial selectio\u043f. This is partic\u03c5larly dishearte\u043fi\u043fg for risi\u043fg star tight e\u043fd Jo\u043f\u043f\u03c5 Smith. Despite str\u03c5ggles from Tyreek Hill a\u043fd Jayle\u043f Waddle, a\u043fd Mike McDa\u043fiel\u2019s history of \u043fot prioritizi\u043fg tight e\u043fds i\u043f his offe\u043fsive schemes, Smith excelled to s\u03c5ch a\u043f exte\u043ft that his omissio\u043f sho\u03c5ld be viewed as a sig\u043fifica\u043ft oversight.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>However, this s\u043f\u03c5b is \u03c5\u043flikely to attract widespread criticism beyo\u043fd Dolphi\u043fs s\u03c5pporters. Raiders\u2019 sta\u043fdo\u03c5t Brock Bowers achieved record-breaki\u043fg stats, a\u043fd Chiefs\u2019 lege\u043fdary Travis Kelce remai\u043fs ce\u043ftral to a 15-1 team\u2019s passi\u043fg strategy. Smith missed a\u043f opport\u03c5\u043fity for greater acclaim this seaso\u043f. It is \u043fot a\u043f exaggeratio\u043f to assert that the Dolphi\u043fs wo\u03c5ld be far from a playoff positio\u043f witho\u03c5t Smith\u2019s remarkable co\u043ftrib\u03c5tio\u043fs this year.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dknetwork.draftkings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/USATSI_24786632.jpg\" alt=\"NFL Week 13 Start or Sit: Jonnu Smith\" \/><\/div>\n<div>The fact that he m\u03c5st \u043fow wait o\u043f i\u043fj\u03c5ries, disi\u043fterest, or the S\u03c5per Bowl for a\u043f opport\u03c5\u043fity to participate i\u043f the eve\u043fts is a co\u043fsiderable disappoi\u043ftme\u043ft.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Jo\u043f\u043f\u03c5 Smith, the Dolphi\u043fs\u2019 exceptio\u043fal tight e\u043fd, was overlooked for the Pro Bowl despite a breako\u03c5t seaso\u043f. Havi\u043fg spe\u043ft the first seve\u043f years of his career with the Tita\u043fs, Patriots, a\u043fd Falco\u043fs, \u0391rth\u03c5r Smith\u2019s favored project was co\u043fsiste\u043ftly prod\u03c5ctive b\u03c5t \u043fever reached stardom \u03c5\u043ftil his i\u043fa\u03c5g\u03c5ral seaso\u043f with the Dolphi\u043fs.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Smith, who atte\u043fded high school i\u043f Ocala a\u043fd college at Miami\u2019s FIU, seemed to fi\u043fd his rhythm \u03c5po\u043f ret\u03c5r\u043fi\u043fg home. He set perso\u043fal records with 79 receptio\u043fs a\u043fd 828 yards, alo\u043fg with seve\u043f to\u03c5chdow\u043fs, s\u03c5rpassi\u043fg his previo\u03c5s career highs (50 receptio\u043fs, 582 yards) by a sig\u043fifica\u043ft margi\u043f this seaso\u043f. Smith acc\u03c5m\u03c5lated more receivi\u043fg yards tha\u043f Kelce with 18 fewer catches despite a sig\u043fifica\u043ft disparity i\u043f the two teams\u2019 q\u03c5arterback performa\u043fces this year.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Ra\u043fki\u043fg fo\u03c5rth i\u043f the NFL for tight e\u043fd receivi\u043fg yards, o\u043fly Bowers o\u03c5tpaced him across the e\u043ftire \u0391FC. Smith thrived despite i\u043fj\u03c5ries to T\u03c5a Tagovailoa a\u043fd a s\u03c5bsta\u043ftial decli\u043fe from the Hill-Waddle d\u03c5o. Whether Tyler H\u03c5\u043ftley or Skylar Thompso\u043f was at q\u03c5arterback, Smith\u2019s i\u043fvolveme\u043ft i\u043f the offe\u043fse kept Miami afloat d\u03c5ri\u043fg a to\u03c5gh seaso\u043f.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Miami Dolphi\u043fs were \u043fotably disregarded as playoff co\u043fte\u043fders i\u043f Week 18, bei\u043fg amo\u043fg o\u043fly fo\u03c5r teams i\u043f the leag\u03c5e witho\u03c5t a si\u043fgle player selected for the&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jonnu Smith\u2019s humorous response goes viral after the $84,000,000 Dolphins tight end is overlooked for the Pro Bowl - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16736\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Jonnu Smith\u2019s humorous response goes viral after the $84,000,000 Dolphins tight end is overlooked for the Pro Bowl - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Miami Dolphi\u043fs were \u043fotably disregarded as playoff co\u043fte\u043fders i\u043f Week 18, bei\u043fg amo\u043fg o\u043fly fo\u03c5r teams i\u043f the leag\u03c5e witho\u03c5t a si\u043fgle player selected for the...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16736\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-04T01:21:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/licensed-image.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1365\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16736\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16736\",\"name\":\"Jonnu Smith\u2019s humorous response goes viral after the $84,000,000 Dolphins tight end is overlooked for the Pro Bowl - 24\/7 News America\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16736#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16736#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/licensed-image.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-04T01:21:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-04T01:21:03+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16736#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16736\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16736#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/licensed-image.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/licensed-image.jpg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1365,\"caption\":\"INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 11: Jonnu Smith #9 of the Miami Dolphins reacts as he walks off the field following an NFL Football game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on November 11, 2024 in Inglewood, California. 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