Patrick Surtain II from Denver Broncos celebrates his season at the Pro Bowl games

The Cornerback from Denver Broncos, Patrick Surtain II, is not one of the all-stars who want to duck the Pro Bowl games. The former all-American in Alabama takes part in a row on Sunday.

“I think it is important to celebrate your awards,” said Surtain during an appearance in Fanduel TVs “Up and Adams”. “I think you have to celebrate the season you had. You have a good time here with the activities you have put up for us, but also enjoy time to speak among your colleagues, among the best in the league. You won’t get that from here and there, so I think it is a good time to really talk to boys about football, but also to meet certain boys in the league. I think it’s a good time to spend time with the family, to kick it, be fun and play a game that they love at the end of the day. ”

The selection of the AFC team for the Pro Bowl games is just one of Surtain’s honors for his performance of 2024. Surtain voted as a all-NFL.

The PFWA has already announced Surtain as an NFL defensive player of the year for the 2024 season, and he is the finalist for the Associated Press version of this award, which will be presented on Thursday evening at the annual NFL Honors program.

“I thought a lot about it,” said Surtain about the AP Award. “To be honest, it is such a surreal feeling to be mentioned among your colleagues in this way. I mean, it only shows you the season I had and the goals I had in mind. And the attitude of this trophy would be such a great honor because it would not only be an honorable trophy, but I will be back in New Orleans, where the majority of my family comes, so it would definitely be a great honor for me and my family. And I can’t wait to see what happens. “

Despite his performance this season, Surtain was looking for a better one in 2025.

“It is always things that I could improve,” said Surtain at his press conference at the end of the season after the Broncos changed 31: 7 on January 12. Faster, small things like this, small nuances during my game I could work on. But that’s like every off -season. You will find small things you could work on and you build on it. “

In 2023, Denver took 27th place among the 32 NFL teams for defense. This season, only two teams delivered fewer points than the Broncos, which complements the strength of Surtain’s registration information for post -season recognition.

“Defensive we have set ourselves a standard for ourselves,” said Surtain, “and went out there and proved it every week. And that is very fundamental to our success. Obviously, the rush is in front, the reporting in the back, so I think if you tie these two parts together, he introduces you to success. And we did that all year round.

“And I look forward to building with these boys. Obviously this was the first year with a new group, and I am looking forward to the future because we have many young pieces that will also build and mature and grow in their game. “

The turnaround in the defense helped Denver for the first time since the 2015 campaign and Surtain to achieve some personal goals.

“I think it’s a great achievement for us as a team,” said Surtain. “… I think we have exceeded many expectations of people, but we knew what kind of team we had in the year. We were young, hungry and determined to reach this point in the season. And I think we had our heights and depths throughout the season, but we were able to assert ourselves and prepare for success after the season. And it was good to finally reach this playoff spot. It was good for Broncos Country to achieve it, something that we didn’t do, which, eight years, was huge.

“And obviously all-pros, per bowl, is always a goal for the season to grasp it. But defensive players, yes, that was a goal I had in mind, but that’s something you definitely have to work for. And I had my attitude that I would be a finalist for it and hopefully win, so it was something I imagined, something I had in mind. And the season I had, I think I have proven that it is so. “

The Broncos achieved a 10: 7 record of the regular season, with six of the defeats reaching seven or fewer points.

“If you look at it, we are pretty close,” said Surtain. “Many of these losses were a score game, tight games, so I think we are there. It’s all about the end and good teams find a way to get ready at the end of the day. And we have to arrive there because we have the talent. We have the right parts, so I think we need next time to end big games and know how to win. “