Thirty players will be participating in their first Pro Bowl Games, including five rookies: Las Vegas tight end Brock Bowers, New England quarterback Drake Maye, Jacksonville wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr., New York Giants receiver Malik Nabers and Los Angeles Rams linebacker Jared Verse.

The Eagles are the only team that beat Vince Lombardi in the postseason, handing the legendary Packers coach a 17-13 loss in the 1960 NFL Championship. That was Lombardi’s second year as head coach in Green Bay and his first playoff game with the team.

The Arizona Cardinals already had two players selected to the Pro Bowl. Safety Budda Baker earned his eighth overall selection and seventh straight, while tight end Trey McBride earned his first berth. Left tackle Paris Johnson and kicker Chad Ryland were alternates, but neither ended up getting selected as a replacement.

Before that, though, we still have the Pro Bowl Games to be played.  Since Super Bowl players voted into the NFL's annual all-star event are not eligible to actually suit up for the Games, which include skills competitions and a flag-football tournament,

The Philadelphia Eagles will take on the two-time reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Feb. 9. That's 12 days away and it can't come fast enough. The Eagles will enter the clash after taking down the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship Game.

Right tackle Brian O’Neill will take Johnson’s place, giving the Vikings seven players total. His 80.8 PFF grade was tied as the 12th-highest among all tackles in 2024, and he was credited with only allowing two sacks.

Former Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Trotter spoke about his son playing for the same team and heading to the Super Bowl in his rookie season wearing his same number.

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Two other players with Alabama football roots were chosen for the Pro Bowl Games but are not participating – Philadelphia Eagles guard Landon Dickerson (Alabama) and Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry (Alabama).

The Washington Commanders wished they were preparing for Super Bowl LIX right now, but after losing to the NFC Championship against the Philadelphia Eagles, the

Philadelphia's all-time great center has to choose between his brother and his beloved team on Super Bowl Sunday.