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Ravens Insider: Ravens LT Ronnie Stanley, OLB Kyle Van Noy added to Pro Bowl roster


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When the Pro Bowl rosters were announced earlier this month, the Ravens had a league-high nine selections. Add two more to the list.

Left tackle Ronnie Stanley and outside linebacker Kyle Van Noy were added to the AFC squad Thursday as injury replacements, giving Baltimore 11 representatives in the annual all-star event. Stanley takes the place of Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil, while Van Noy jumps in for Pittsburgh Steelers pass rusher T.J. Watt.

This season marked a bounce-back year for Stanley, who took a pay cut in the offseason before starting every game for the league’s top offense. He’ll turn 31 in March and enter free agency this offseason, perhaps drawing a lucrative contract from another team.

Van Noy, 33, posted a career-high 12 1/2 sacks in his second season in Baltimore to earn his first Pro Bowl selection. The two-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots is under contract through 2025.

Raven running back Derrick Henry, fullback Patrick Ricard, inside linebacker Roquan Smith and safety Kyle Hamilton were previously named starters, while quarterback Lamar Jackson, wide receiver Zay Flowers, center Tyler Linderbaum, defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike and cornerback Marlon Humphrey also made the team. Tight end Mark Andrews, inside linebacker Chris Board (special teams), guard Daniel Faalele, long snapper Nick Moore and kicker Justin Tucker were all voted as alternates.

Jackson lost the starting nod to Buffalo Bills star Josh Allen, but the 27-year-old superstar was named first-team All-Pro and is a finalist to win a second straight and third overall NFL Most Valuable Player Award. Jackson could get the chance to start, however, if Buffalo defeats the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game Sunday and advances to the Super Bowl after knocking out Baltimore, 27-25, in the divisional round. Jackson last competed in the Pro Bowl in January 2020, earning Offensive MVP.

Flowers, who became the first homegrown Ravens wide receiver to receive a Pro Bowl selection, will not play after missing Baltimore’s two playoff games with a knee injury he suffered in the regular-season finale. He’ll be replaced by Jacksonville Jaguars rookie Brian Thomas Jr.

This year marks the third Pro Bowl Games, which feature weeklong skills competitions and a flag football game. It will take place in Orlando, Florida, and finish with a seven-on-seven flag football game between the AFC and NFC at Nicholson Fieldhouse at the University of Central Florida on Feb. 2 with Peyton and Eli Manning coaching the two conferences.

Have a news tip? Contact sports editor C.J. Doon at cdoon@baltsun.com, 410-332-6200 and x.com/CJDoon.

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