In 2001, Bubba Franks made the NFL Pro Bowl for which team?

In 2001, Bubba Franks made the NFL Pro Bowl as a member of the Green Bay Packers. The tight end was selected for the NFC team during his second NFL season.

Franks entered the league in 2000 after the Packers chose him 14th overall in the first round of the NFL Draft. In 2001, he caught 36 passes for 322 yards and scored 9 touchdowns, production that helped earn his first Pro Bowl selection.

He played with Green Bay from 2000 through 2007 and became a reliable red-zone target for quarterback Brett Favre. Franks was known more for his size, blocking, and touchdown ability than for leading the league in receiving yardage.

The 2001 Pro Bowl label can cause a small historical confusion because Pro Bowl naming conventions have sometimes been associated with the season being honored and sometimes with the game year. Regardless of that distinction, Franks represented Green Bay, and he later returned to the Pro Bowl in 2002 and 2003.