DETROIT (WYXZ) — Veteran Lions tackle Taylor Decker has been added to the Pro Bowl roster for the first time in his career. The team announced Monday that Decker is replacing Sewell, who is unable to participate in the Pro Bowl Games due to an undisclosed injury.

After withdrawing due to injury, left tackle Taylor Decker will step in and travel to Orlando, Florida for this year's annual competition. It will be the veteran's first appearance. This year, Brain Branch and Jahmyr Gibbs earned their first Pro Bowl nominations.

The NFC QBs are the Lions' Jared Goff, the Vikings' Sam Darnold and the Buccaneers' Baker Mayfield. Their trivia partners are the Packers' Josh Jacobs, the 49ers' Fred Warner and the Bucs' Mike Evans.

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Josh Allen, Buffalo; Joe Burrow, Cincinnati; Lamar Jackson, Baltimore. Running Back — Derrick Henry, Baltimore; Joe Mixon, Houston; Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis.

Lions right tackle Penei Sewell will not participate in the event this weekend in Florida due to an injury, the team announced on Monday. He’ll be replaced by the Lions left tackle, Taylor Decker, who will be making his first Pro Bowl appearance in his ninth NFL season.

This is Decker’s first-ever Pro Bowl in his nine-year career. Decker was Detroit’s first-round pick back in the 2016 NFL Draft and has maintained his starting position at left

The Detroit Lions won a franchise-record 15 games this season but lost their playoff opener to the Washington Commanders.

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The 2025 Pro Bowl will take place from Jan. 30 to Feb. 2 with the NFL's top players competing in a variety of activities at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. After competing in a handful of skills challenges on Thursday and Sunday, the weekend will culminate with a 7-on-7 flag football game between the AFC and NFC.