We hope you’ve been keeping track of your Pro Bowl rosters in pencil rather than ink because the changes continue coming.
Vikings safety Harrison Smith is one of the many new arrivals to the roster on Monday, although he won’t be replacing a member of the Broncos or Panthers barred from participating because of the Super Bowl. Smith will replace Seahawks safety Earl Thomas, who played in the last two Super Bowls and Smith said that he’d rather be headed to the big game rather than this weekend’s exhibition.
"[The Pro Bowl] isn’t what I think about when I go out to play. I just go out and look for the win. I wish we were playing this weekend. I wish we were playing two weekends from now,” Smith said in a release from the team. “That’s why we play, that’s what we were doing with the Vikings. That’s where everybody’s mindset is.”
Smith made 13 starts for the Vikings and recorded 66 tackles, two interceptions, 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble for the NFC North champs. He’s the third member of the team named to this year’s Pro Bowl, joining running back Adrian Peterson and defensive end Everson Griffen.