Although quarterback Jared Goff, center Frank Ragnow, and special teamer Jalen Reeves-Maybin are not attending the Pro Bowl Games this weekend, five Detroit Lions players did: tackle Penei Sewell, running back Jahmyr Gibbs, tight end Sam LaPorta, defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, and wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. While you may have already seen the humorous photo of Gibbs and Sewell riding the Velocicoaster at Universal Studios’ Islands of Adventure, there is still a lot of Detroit Pro Bowl material to catch up on.
Sewell, the league’s finest offensive lineman according to PFF, participated in a one-on-one competition between offensive and defensive linemen sponsored by YouTuber Deestroying. ESPN’s Eric Woodyard produced an article with statements from the Lions right tackle at the event, telling YouTuber Deestroying (Former Central Florida kicker Donald De La Haye) that he fully supports head coach Dan Campbell’s decision-making and leadership:
“If he tells me to jump off a cliff with him, I’m right next to him,” Sewell said of Campbell. “I’m quite serious. So, whatever he says or calls for, all we have to do is carry it out. So that is primarily our responsibility. “That is my guy.”
Deestroying called it amazing to watch the #Lions this season and called them “America’s team low-key, unofficially.” Says he rooting for Detroit to make it all the way. “It was super exciting to watch,” @Deestroying said. https://t.co/E0XYB7mBph
— Eric Woodyard (@E_Woodyard) February 2, 2024
Team writer Dannie Rogers was in Orlando covering the Lions’ Pro Bowlers, and the organization’s official Twitter account posted some brief interview films with Sam LaPorta and Aidan Hutchinson:
Rookie TE @Samlaporta is here at the #ProBowlGames repping the @Lions and talks me through his first year in Detroit #Lions 🦁 pic.twitter.com/jT0ThROqv6
— Dannie (@dannierogers___) February 2, 2024
First-year Pro Bowler @aidanhutch97 talks me through the adversity he went through this past season en route to a career year and his mindset at #ProBowlGames @Lions pic.twitter.com/9HYBAKEgIk
— Dannie (@dannierogers___) February 3, 2024
It turns out that both LaPorta and Hutchinson were asked to wear GoPro cameras (you can see the harness mounting the camera in Hutchinson’s chat with Rogers above), so expect to see some excellent mic’d up footage from Lions media personnel at Pro Bowl weekend showcasing them. The team also shared photo galleries on the official website from Pro Bowl sessions on February 2nd and 3rd.
Just a couple of GoPro Bowlers#ProBowlGames pic.twitter.com/Qe54M4xM99
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) February 3, 2024
