Pro Bowl News

01/12/08
IRVING – In a surprising move, considering the timing, the Cowboys have decided to bench starting running back Julius Jones in favor Marion Barber for today's NFC playoff game against the New York Giants, according to multiple sources.

It will be Barber's first postseason start.

Barber earned his first Pro Bowl berth this season after rushing for 975 yards and 10 touchdowns in 204 carries.

Jones, who rushed for 1,084 yards last season, had 588 yards and two touchdowns in 164 carries this season.

01/07/08
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars running back Fred Taylor lost his title as the best player to never make the Pro Bowl.

He was added to the AFC roster Tuesday, replacing Pittsburgh's Willie Parker. Parker broke a bone in his right leg last month and pulled out of the league's all-star game, allowing Taylor to get his first Pro Bowl invitation.

Taylor finished fourth in balloting last month and was made the first alternate. He initially thought he missed out on a trip to Hawaii for the 10th consecutive season. But then Parker injured his leg two days after rosters were announced.

"Whenever it came up, I said I'd cross that bridge whenever I get to it," Taylor said Tuesday. "Now it's here. It doesn't change my approach at all. My team has been excited ever since I guess they understood what happened to Willie that particular week."

Taylor ranks 17th on the NFL's all-time rushing list and had been the only player in the top 49 to never make it to Honolulu.