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Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Mike Daniels has been named to play in the Pro Bowl. Daniels replaces Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams, who can’t play because of injury.
This will be Daniels first Pro Bowl trip after being named an alternate in each of the last three seasons.
Packers linebacker also underwent knee surgery last week, described as “a cleanup” by ESPN.
Green Bay Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy and the rest of his staff were part of Pro Bowl history Sunday. They led the NFC to a record 62-points as they picked up a 62-35 win over the AFC in Honolulu.
Two Packer players represented the team; C Jeff Saturday and G Josh Sitton. Sitton got the nod thanks to the San Francisco 49ers making it to the Super Bowl as he replaced Mike Iupati. It was Sitton’s first Pro Bowl appearance. QB Aaron Rodgers and LB Clay Matthews were each named to the game but did not play due to injury.
Saturday was involved in one of the more memorable moments of the game. For one play, he went on the field with the AFC offense to snap the ball to longtime Colt’s teammate Peyton Manning. The two played together for 13-seasons in Indianapolis. Saturday announced earlier in the week that he would be retiring after the game, his 6th Pro Bowl in 14 NFL Seasons.
It was the worst NFL Pro Bowl ever. You remember, last January, when
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most of the players put out “zero” effort. Players in the trenches were just leaning on each other instead of rushing and blocking. It was the ugliest rendition of an all-star game that I had ever witnessed.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell apparently felt the same way because he’s considering doing away with the game. According to an ESPN.com report, Goodell is strongly considering suspending this year’s game and every Pro Bowl game beyond that.
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