Carolina Panthers middle linebacker Luke Kuechly was stumping for a couple of teammates for Pro Bowl consideration last month after the teams were announced.
It turns out Kuechly won’t be in Orlando to join them.
Kuechly was selected to his fifth Pro Bowl in December, but will miss the all-star game for the third consecutive season. The Atlanta Falcons announced Tuesday that Deion Jones was going to his first Pro Bowl as an injury replacement for Kuechly.
There was no specific injury listed for Kuechly, who played in 15 of 16 regular-season games after sitting out a total of nine games because of concussions in 2015 and 2016.