McNabb, Mikell going to Pro Bowl
The Philadelphia Daily News - Eagletarian
McNabb, Mikell going to Pro Bowl
Daily News Staff
Quarterback Donovan McNabb and safety Quintin Mikell were officially added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster this morning.
It's McNabb's sixth Pro Bowl selection and the first for Mikell.
McNabb replaces Drew Brees and Mikell replaces Roman Harper. The two Saints cannot play in the Pro Bowl because they are playing in the Super Bowl the following week. Harper had been an injury replacement for Arizona's Adrian Wilson.
The Eagles now have nine players going to Miami for Sunday's game. The nine players are the most since 10 players were selected for the game after the 2004 season, the year the Eagles went to the Super Bowl.
The other Birds scheduled to play in the game are wide receiver DeSean Jackson, offensive tackle Jason Peters, long snapper Jon Dorenbos, fullback Leonard Weaver, defensive end Trent Cole, cornerback Asante Samuel and kicker David Akers.
ONLY ONE IN LONDON
The NFL said it will only have one game in London next season -- the previously announced game between the 49ers and Broncos at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 31. The NFL cited the economy and also the collective bargaining situation between the league and its players for not adding a second game. The Eagles had been rumored to be the 49ers' opponent in London.
Here's a thought!! Move Sheldon to safety and move Macho back to corner. Sheldon would be a lock to make a pro-bowl roster then. The way he hits and his ball skills will make sure of that. Brown would be perfect back there...the last pupil of Dawk, I'm sure he would make him proud back there...— sima_down_nah- Now all we need is for Andy Reid to be named head coach and Jeffey will be so happy.— Bethlehem John
- After having time to think about it....I think i may stop watching football altogether after this. Quintin Mikell making the pro-bowl is a travesty to the human race. I guess that 2012 movie is really going to happen...This is the first sign of the apocalypse.— subsonickharma
- Playoff teams QB's this year from best to last 1.Manning, 2.Brees, 3.Rivers, 4.Farve, 5.Warner, 6.Rodgers,7.Romo 8.McNabb 9.Sanchez 10.Palmer— Fast Eddie
- Sort of diminishes the lustre of a pro bowl invitation for the truly deserving, when you have the likes of McNabb, Peters, Samuel, and a 1-dimensional-long-snapper in attendance!— jman
- Oh, and Milell too! Why not include Stacy Andrews then?— jman
- josh moneyman, all these people can't be wrong. Time for you to stop drinking the Banner/Reid kool-ade!— jman
- [Reizorc I say we all boycott the Pro Bowl!] That won't be a problem, as I already have not watched 1 minute of NFL football for 2 years now (and don't miss it in the least).— jman
- Has anyone ever thrown up in the Pro Bowl?— ericg610
- Pro Bowl has been officially rendered beyond meaningless. They should play the thing at the Hall of Fame induction ceremony in August, before the start of the following season. That way, people get to be in the Super Bowl and the Pro Bowl. Q Mikell as a Pro Bowler? Puh-lease.— andrewfrombrooklyn
- I've been saying this for a while now; do away with the Pro Bowl game. Just name an All-Pro roster and be done with it. Nobody watches to begin with, and obviously now with it being before the Super Bowl, you're always gonna have 8-12 alternates shuffled in who would not have been there in the first place, and all it does for them is kick in a bonus for making the Pro Bowl.
- It's scraping the bottom when the QB with the 12th place passer rating goes to the ProBowl. Must be the QB of Morrisville High wasn't available.— 4thand10
- This team is 6-10 ,7-9 at best without Mcnabb, Yes I would love to have Manning, Brees, Rivers, Brady (he had a bad game too!) but we ain't getting any of them. You Mcnabb haters want Kolb .Go ahead you will see a team struggle like during the days of Bobby Hoying. This team had serious flaws ,Donnie Mac was the least of them. And the cowboys simply had our number/game plan down to a pat, not to mention revenge from last year. They got pasted by Vikings-Viking D much better— jttemp2000
- Q.Mikell really?? I can see Mcnabb going because he had a good year but Q.Mikell. He had a terrible terrible awful year missed tackles dropped interceptions, cant cover a tightend. Are people serious?? Did they even watch the eagles this year?? WOW some people dont know the game of football anymore.— Joey0210
