After leading the AFC in rushing yards in 2024, Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry will not be with the conference’s team for the Pro Bowl Games.
On Tuesday, the Buffalo Bills announced running back James Cook had replaced Henry on the Pro Bowl roster. No reason was given for Henry’s absence.
Henry becomes the second former Alabama player replaced for this week’s Pro Bowl Games. Chosen as an NFC guard, Landon Dickerson will not be at the all-star event because the Philadelphia Eagles advanced to the Super Bowl.
In his first season with the Ravens, Henry ran for 1,921 yards – the 11th-highest single-season total in NFL history – on 325 carries in 2024. He tied for the league lead with 16 rushing touchdowns. With two TD receptions, Henry set the franchise single-season record for touchdowns with 18. Henry had 19 receptions for 193 yards in 2024.
Henry followed his regular-season output by running for 270 yards and three touchdowns on 42 carries in two NFL playoff games.
Henry led the AFC in rushing yards for the second straight season and fourth time in the past six years. He was the runner-up in 2022 and finished fifth in 2021, when a broken foot limited him to eight regular-season games. Henry also had the second-most rushing yards in the AFC in 2018. In 2019 and 2020, Henry also led the NFL in rushing yards.
Henry has been selected for five Pro Bowls.
The original Pro Bowl selections included 11 players from Alabama high school and colleges. In addition to Henry and Dickerson, the players with Alabama football roots picked for the Pro Bowl Games included:
- Detroit Lions strong safety Brian Branch (Alabama)
- Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins (Clay-Chalkville)
- Pittsburgh Steelers free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (Alabama)
- Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs (Alabama)
- Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey (Hoover, Alabama)
- Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs (Alabama)
- Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy (Alabama)
- Green Bay Packers free safety Xavier McKinney (Alabama)
- Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II (Alabama)
Since the original selections, New York Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams (Wenonah, Alabama) has been added to the AFC roster to replace Chris Jones, who is headed to the Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs.
The 7-on-7 flag football game featuring the Pro Bowl players will be held on Sunday at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, as the culmination of a multi-day AFC vs. NFC competition in which all-stars will demonstrate their football and non-football skills in a variety of competitions.
