Daily Norseman
Well, the Pro Bowl Games this time
With the two teams who will face off in the Super Bowl now set in stone, there are going to be some players who had previously been selected for this year’s Pro Bowl Games in Orlando that won’t be making the trip. Those players will need to be replaced, and on Monday a member of the Minnesota Vikings learned that he would be going instead.
Right tackle Brian O’Neill was named to the NFC side for this year’s Pro Bowl Games, replacing Lane Johnson of the Philadelphia Eagles.
This is the second time that O’Neill has been named to the Pro Bowl, as he also received that honor for his play in 2021. He had another very good year anchoring the right side of the line for the purple, as he allowed just two sacks on the season and received a pass blocking score of 81.2 from Pro Football Focus, which is a career high.
O’Neill is now the seventh Viking who has been selected to participate in this year’s Pro Bowl Games. He joins quarterback Sam Darnold, wide receiver Justin Jefferson, cornerback Byron Murphy, outside linebackers Jonathan Greenard and Andrew Van Ginkel, and long snapper Andrew DePaola.
Congratulations to Brian O’Neill on garnering his second selection to the Pro Bowl!
