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The election happened nearly a month ago, but the effort to harvest votes hasn’t.

Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston has opted to lobby for a pair of his teammates in the Pro Bowl voting process.

“[I]f Cam Brate and Mike Evans don’t be on your Pro Bowl ballots, you got something wrong,” Winston said, via JoeBucsFan.com. “Is Cam still leading the NFL in touchdowns [among tight ends]? Cam Brate has to be on your Pro Bowl ballot. I think that would be good for him. I think would be big for him. He would really enjoy that.”

While Brate may enjoy making it to the Pro Bowl team, he probably wouldn’t enjoy playing in the game — apart from the risk of an unnecessary injury (see Eifert, Tyler). The Super Bowl teams don’t play in the Pro Bowl, and that’s the best excuse for any player to have when it comes to ditching the All-Star game.

Jameis also made a general pitch for his offensive line. But he didn’t make a pitch for himself, which is admirable.

I’ll do it for him: Vote for Jameis. Who, like Cameron Brate, should hope that he’s not available to play in the Pro Bowl because he’ll be on his way to Houston.