Posted at 6:58 a.m., Thursday, January 24, 2008
NFL: Bills' Schobel replaces Jason Taylor in Pro Bowl
Associated Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bills defensive end Aaron Schobel is going to the Pro Bowl for a second straight year after he was added to the AFC roster today in place of injured Dolphins end Jason Taylor.Schobel had been selected as a Pro Bowl alternate last month despite a down season statistically. In 16 starts, he finished fourth on the team with 95 tackles and led the Bills with 6½ sacks — a considerable drop after 14 sacks last season.
Taylor is unable to play after tearing his left plantar fascia — an injury that brings pain to the bottom of the foot and heel — against Baltimore on Dec. 16.
Schobel will be Buffalo's lone representative at the game, to be played Feb. 10 in Honolulu. Bills left tackle Jason Peters was selected as a starter but will miss the game with a groin injury.
