Yesterday it was announced that Derek Carr will be making his first Pro Bowl appearance next weekend in Hawaii – the second-year signal-caller will join teammates Khalil Mack and Charles Woodson on the field. The announcement is exciting news for a team that is trending upward – Carr is the first quarterback in the 2014 draft class to be selected to the Pro Bowl and continues to validate the decision by General Manager Reggie McKenzie to add him to the Silver and Black.
Of course, Carr's teammates were just as excited for him, and several sent him congratulations on social media. Here is some of what his teammates are saying, as well as other figures around the NFL landscape: