| 11 January 2012
If Lions fans had just one reason to watch the worst All-Star game in sports...the reason is not going to be in attendance.
Via ESPN:
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White will replace Detroit's Calvin Johnson in the Pro Bowl, the NFL announced Wednesday.
Johnson, an All-Pro selection for the second straight season, led the league in receiving yards (1,681) but withdrew because of an injury.
White, who led the Falcons with 100 catches for 1,296 yards and eight touchdowns, will be making his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl appearance.
No Lions in the Pro Bowl? Seems like old times...
No word as of yet as to why Megatron is bowing out. It must be due to a nagging injury, as the NFL would be loathe to let a player miss the game for any other reason.
UPDATE: Johnson is dealing with a nagging injury, accoridng to the Freep's Dave Birkett:
Johnson did not practice most of the last two weeks, because of an Achilles tendon injury. He sat out the final few plays of the Lions’ playoff loss to the New Orleans Saints on Saturday after the injury flared up. The same injury will keep him out of the game.
With Matthew Stafford being a 3rd alternate (I still have trouble wrapping my head around the idiocy), the odds any Lion will be on the Pro Bowl roster are less than minuscule.
I know, I know. No one cares about or bothers to watch the Pro Bowl. It's the worst All-Star game imaginable. But it's all about respect...and the Lions got next to none from the rest of the NFL, regardless of their making the playoffs.
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