Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown Named A.J. Brown's Injury Replacement for 2024 NFL Pro Bowl | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
David Craig The Detroit Lions already had five Pro Bowlers when the rosters were first announced, but they've added a couple more to the growing list.
Amon-Ra St. Brown has been added to the roster as an injury replacement for Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown.
Rookie Jahmyr Gibbs will also participate in the Pro Bowl Games with Christian McCaffrey unable to play since the San Francisco 49ers are in the Super Bowl.
Detroit Lions @LionsA pair of <a href="">#Lions</a> have been named to the 2024 <a href="">#ProBowlGames</a> <a href="">@amonra_stbrown</a> (replaces A.J. Brown, who is unable to participate due to injury)<a href="">@Jahmyr_Gibbs1</a> (replaces Christian McCaffrey) <a href="">
Brown suffered a knee injury in the regular-season finale against the New York Giants on Jan. 7. He sat out the Eagles' loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Wild Card Game.
St. Brown and Gibbs will join Lions teammates Aidan Hutchinson, Sam LaPorta, Frank Ragnow, Penei Sewell and Jalen Reeves-Maybin on the Pro Bowl roster.
The seven Pro Bowlers are the most for the Lions in a single season during the Super Bowl era. They previously had six in 1991, which was also the only other season they won 12 games.
St. Brown set career-highs in receptions (119), receiving yards (1,515) and receiving touchdowns (10) this season. Gibbs finished third among rookies with 1,261 yards from scrimmage.
There could be more additions from Detroit's roster to the Pro Bowl squad. It had a total of seven alternates when the roster was initially unveiled. St. Brown and Gibbs were first alternates.
Jared Goff is a second alternate among quarterbacks. Guard Jonah Jackson is a third alternate. David Montgomery and Kalif Raymond are fourth alternates. Alex Anzalone is a fifth alternate.
This season was one of the in franchise history for the Lions. They won the NFC North for the first time—it was their first division title since 1991. That was also the last time they won a playoff game.
The 2024 Pro Bowl Games begin on Thursday with the Skills Showdown at 7 p.m. ET. The Pro Bowl Games Championship will be held on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.