Giants' Corner Rodgers-Cromartie, Kicker Brown Heading To Pro Bowl
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Odell Beckham Jr. and Eli Manning will get to hang out with some familiar faces this weekend in Hawaii.
That's because cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and kicker Josh Brown were added to the Pro Bowl roster on Tuesday after the Patriots' Malcolm Butler and Stephen Gostkowski were forced to pull out due to injuries suffered during last weekend's AFC Championship game loss in Denver.
Rodgers-Cromartie, who earned a trip to Honolulu one other time during his eight-year career, was a bright spot on a Giants defense that struggled throughout the 2015 season, recording 58 tackles and three interceptions. He's the first Big Blue corner to make the Pro Bowl since Mark Haynes in 1984.
Brown has been a reliable kicker for 13 NFL seasons, but Sunday's appearance will be his first in the Pro Bowl. He converted 30 of 32 field goals during the regular season, and finished with a career-high 134 points.
The news of the additions came a week after quarterback Manning was picked to replace the injured Ben Roethlisberger. Manning finished with 4,432 yards passing and a career-high 35 touchdowns in 2015.
Beckham, who has continued to be among the most explosive wide receivers in the NFL, was voted into the Pro Bowl after registering 96 receptions, 1,450 yards and 13 touchdowns.