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Rookie superstar Malik Nabers amongst those named in Pro Bowl Games replacements
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The Pro Bowl is coming up for the league’s best players, but with some stars injured and others heading to the Super Bowl, there have been some late replacements to the line up.
Malik Nabers heading to Pro Bowl
With the Kansas City Chiefs heading to Super Bowl LIX in two weeks, there are lots of superstars who won’t be able to play in the Pro Bowl.
Players competing in the Super Bowl have skipped out on the Pro Bowl for years and this season will be no different with six of those named in the games opting to sit out.
Out of the nine players missing out on the games because of a Super Bowl appearance, there is just three Chiefs players and six Eagles.
Of those missing the Pro Bowl, Saquon Barkley is without a doubt the most notable absentee. Barkley will be replaced by Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson, who fell just 44 yards short of 1,500 rushing yards in the 2024 season.
Amon-Ra st. Brown is the only player who will miss the 2025 Pro Bowl with an injury, as the Detroit Lions wide receiver struggles with an ‘undisclosed knock’.
Replacing st. Brown in the Pro Bowl games will be an electrifying rookie, and Malik Nabers is bound to bring some excitement to the action in Florida after a sensational first season with New York.
Nabers scored seven touchdowns in his rookie year and his 1,204 receiving yards was enough to earn the 21-year-old a place on the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year final shortlist.
Pro Bowl replacements
See here for all the players now included in the Pro Bowl and who they are replacing in the games.
| New Pro Bowler | Replacing | Reason |
| Giants WR Malik Nabers | Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown | Injury |
| Falcons RB Bijan Robinson | Eagles RB Saquon Barkley | Super Bowl |
| Jets DL Quinnen Williams | Chiefs DL Chris Jones | Super Bowl |
| Seahawks DL Leonard Williams | Eagles DL Jalen Carter | Super Bowl |
| Vikings OL Brian O’Neill | Eagles OL Lane Johnson | Super Bowl |
| Saints OL Erik McCoy | Eagles OL Cam Jurgens | Super Bowl |
| Panthers OL Robert Hunt | Eagles OL Landon Dickerson | Super Bowl |
| Buccaneers WR Mike Evans | Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb | Injury |
| Commanders LB Bobby Wagner | Eagles LB Zach Baun | Super Bowl |
| Lions OT Taylor Decker | Lions OT Penei Sewell | Injury |
| Dolphins TE Jonnu Smith | Chiefs TE Travis Kelce | Super Bowl |
| Browns G Joel Bitonio | Chiefs G Joe Thuney | Super Bowl |
When is the 2025 Pro Bowl?
As is tradition, the Pro Bowl games will be held on the weekend between the Championship games and the Super Bowl.
The 2025 Pro Bowl takes place on Sunday, February 2nd in Orlando, Florida with the flag football game expected to kick off between 3-6pm E.T. There will also be a Pro Bowl skills game showcase on Thursday night starting at 7pm E.T.
