No Patriots players will attend the Pro Bowl
They’re done playing football this season
The New England Patriots won’t be reperesented at the Pro Bowl on Jan. 31 in Hawaii.
Citing injuries, all seven of the Patriots’ Pro Bowl selections bowed out of their duties, according to The Boston Globe.
Quarterback Tom Brady, tight end Rob Gronkowski, defensive end Chandler Jones, linebacker Jamie Collins, cornerback Malcolm Butler, kicker Stephen Gostkowski, and special teams player Matthew Slater have withdrawn from the game.
Jameis Winston will replace Brady, Gary Barnidge will replace Gronk, Cameron Jordan will replace Jones, Anthony Barr will replace Collins, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie will replace Butler, Josh Brown will replace Gostkowski. Matthew Slater’s replacement is yet to be anounced.
Butler, Jones, and Collins are first-time Pro Bowlers. Brady, an 11-time Pro Bowler, routinely skips the event to recover physically from the rigors of the season — he hasn’t attended the event since 2004.
Boston MVPs through the years
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