The New Orleans Saints tied a team record when the Philadelphia Eagles reached Super Bowl LII on Sunday night.
Philadelphia's Super Bowl berth meant that guard Brandon Brooks will not be available to play in next week's Pro Bowl in Orlando.
And that cleared a path for New Orleans right guard Larry Warford to become the seventh Saint chosen for this Pro Bowl, allowing the 2017 team to tie the 2009 team for the most Pro Bowlers in franchise history. Warford's agency, Schwartz & Feinsod, announced the news.
For Warford, who signed a four-year, $34 million deal with the Saints on the first day of free agency, the Pro Bowl berth is the first of his career and a sign of the return New Orleans has already gotten on its investment.