OT Brown joins Pro Bowl roster
Ravens right tackle Orlando Brown Jr. has been named to the Pro Bowl roster, replacing the Oakland Raiders’ Trent Brown on the AFC roster.
Brown on Wednesday became the team’s 13th selection and third Ravens lineman, joining left tackle Ronnie Stanley and right guard Marshal Yanda.
Brown graded out as the NFL’s No. 25 overall tackle, according to Pro Football Focus, but was a top-10 pass blocker. He started all 16 games for the Ravens, who won 12 straight games to end the regular season, and played every offensive snap.
“He’s a hardworking kid,” Yanda said last month. “He’s a great kid. He loves football. He loves being a part of it, loves the camaraderie of the guys. I’m happy to play next to him. He’s really improved in his second year and just taken that next step for sure. You have a lot of room to improve in your second year. You’re a young, raw player, and I feel like he’s taken those steps. He’s coming into his own.”
Ravens cornerback Marcus Peters won’t play in the Pro Bowl, with Steelers cornerback Joe Haden standing in as an injury replacement.
Tight end Mark Andrews said Sunday that he would play in the Jan. 26 all-star game in Orlando, Florida. Quarterback Lamar Jackson, running back Mark Ingram II, fullback Patrick Ricard, outside linebacker Matthew Judon, cornerback Marlon Humprey, safety Earl Thomas, kicker Justin Tucker and long snapper Morgan Cox also were selected.
With Brown’s honor, the Ravens have matched the 2007 Dallas Cowboys’ record for total Pro Bowl selections. And like the Cowboys, they did not win a single playoff game; the Ravens fell to the Tennessee Titans on Saturday in the AFC divisional round, while Dallas lost to the New York Giants in the NFC divisional round. round, the teams from each respective conference who own the best record and were eliminated typically have their staff coach in the Pro Bowl.
Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and his staff will lead the NFC, the NFL announced Wednesday.
Harbaugh and his staff last coached in the 2015 Pro Bowl, in Glendale, Arizona, replacing Denver Broncos coach John Fox and his staff.
Jackson, the most notable of the 12 Ravens selected to the Pro Bowl, has not announced whether he will play in the game.
Tight end Mark Andrews, who dealt with a high ankle sprain in Saturday’s loss, said he plans to play.
Harbaugh is scheduled to hold end-ofseason news conference at 11 a.m. Friday.
Pro football writers name Jackson MVP
passes in leading the Ravens to the NFL’s best record (14-2) and AFC’s top seed. He also broke Michael Vick’s single-season rushing record or a quarterback.
Jackson joins running back Jamal Lewis in 2003 as the only Ravens to be named PFWA MVP and Offensive Player of the Year.
The NFL will announce its annual Associated Press awards on Feb. 1, the day before Super Bowl LIV, with Jackson the presumptive pick to be named AP NFL MVP.
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