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Hamlin replaces Taylor for Pro Bowl

January 3, 2008
DALLAS (TICKER) -- Dallas Cowboys free safety Ken Hamlin will start at free safety for the NFC in the Pro Bowl, the Cowboys announced Thursday.

Hamlin replaces the late Sean Taylor, who was voted into the game as a starter, receiving the most votes at the position in balloting among fans, players and coaches.

Taylor, a former Washington Commanders' safety, died on November 27 after being shot during a burglary at his home.

He is believed to be the first player in any sport to make an all-star team posthumously since Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Pelle Lindbergh in 1986. Lindbergh was killed in an car accident in November 1985.

Hamlin will be making his first Pro Bowl appearance.

The Cowboys also announced that strong safety Roy Williams will take Taylor's spot on the NFC's Pro Bowl roster.

Williams, who served a one-game suspension late in the season for a horse collar tackle on Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, will be making his fifth appearance in Hawaii.
Updated on Thursday, Jan 3, 2008 12:56 pm, EST

 

[zrinkill]

Funny that we are constantly criticized for our secondary ..... yet 3 of our players in the secondary made the Probowl.

If Henry had not of gotten injured early in the season ..... it would have been 4.

 

[Mavs Man]

Sweet - another Cowboys starter.

And Roy Williams officially takes the remaining spot on the Pro Bowl roster. Let the madness begin.

 

[stat2883]

Hello from Commanders nation (at least my little part of it). Hopefully I'm ok creating a thread in here.

I just saw that Roy Williams was named the starter in the pro bowl in place of Sean Taylor. I just want to say that you guys have been extremely compassionate as a whole (there's always exceptions in every fanbase ) about the situation the skins have faced this year. Thanks for that. I'm wishing Williams all the luck in the world in the probowl. If we can get by Seattle, we should be in for a hell of a game at your place next week too. If not, good luck the rest of the way.

Hail to the skins and here's to Roy taking home a pro-bowl MVP :starspin

 

[Maikeru-sama]

Not to get off topic, but I thought I heard Mosley/Scruggs on the radio say that Roy Williams wasn't playing in the Pro Bowl?

 

[zrinkill]

Roy is gonna lay a hit on someone in Honor of Taylor in the Probowl.

 

[stat2883]

Not to get off topic, but I thought I heard Mosley/Scruggs on the radio say that Roy Williams wasn't playing in the Pro Bowl?

Couldn't tell you. I just saw it on the ticker on ESPN. It could be that I'm just an idiot. That's entirely possible as well.

 

[BigDFan5]

Not to get off topic, but I thought I heard Mosley/Scruggs on the radio say that Roy Williams wasn't playing in the Pro Bowl?

Roy was not voted in originally. The players and coaches wanted to honor Taylor so they voted him in as a tribute, knowing whoever they selected as first alternate would make the team. So they selected Roy as the first alternate.

Mosely and Scruggs were not smart enough to pick up on this it would appear

 

[eduncan22]

Funny that we are constantly criticized for our secondary ..... yet 3 of our players in the secondary made the Probowl.

If Henry had not of gotten injured early in the season ..... it would have been 4.

Hamlin didn't do a very good job playing Cover-1 last weekend.

Lot's of people blaming Reeves for the TD...but Hamlin left him hanging out to dry.

http://i89.***BLOCKED***/albums/k215/eduncan22/th_Hamlinblowncoverage.jpg

 

[zrinkill]

Hamlin didn't do a very good job playing Cover-1 last weekend.

So know you are attacking Hamlin in an effort to promote your pet cat?

 

[adbutcher]

Good for Roy. I have yet to see an argument about who is better then Roy....still waiting.

 

[dcowboysfan76]

Hamlin didn't do a very good job playing Cover-1 last weekend.

Lot's of people blaming Reeves for the TD...but Hamlin left him hanging out to dry.

http://i89.***BLOCKED***/albums/k215/eduncan22/th_Hamlinblowncoverage.jpg

You can't be serious

 

[Yeagermeister]

If Hamlin had been helping Reeves Randle El would have been wide open. Reeves got torched plain and simple.

 

[The Panch]

LOL @ thinking because he got voted to the Pro Bowl, that means it's Roy has had a good season. The fans voted him cause they didnt know any better and he went from #1 on the fan vote to no where to be mentioned on the original roster cause on the coach and player votes, he had no real support. The only reason he's a pro bowler these past two years is cause he's a Dallas Cowboy. Plain and simple.

 

[theogt]

Personally I blame Roy Williams for that TD.

 

[eduncan22]

You can't be serious

Hamlin didn't provide any help on the deep coverage.

It looks like Cover-1.

 

[Hoofbite]

Hamlin didn't do a very good job playing Cover-1 last weekend.

Lot's of people blaming Reeves for the TD...but Hamlin left him hanging out to dry.

http://i89.***BLOCKED***/albums/k215/eduncan22/th_Hamlinblowncoverage.jpg

You really do live further out then the buses run don't you?

 

[Smith22]

If Hamlin had been helping Reeves Randle El would have been wide open. Reeves got torched plain and simple.

Stop making sense. You may confuse him.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Stop making sense. You may confuse him.

Oops my bad :

 

[eduncan22]

If Hamlin had been helping Reeves Randle El would have been wide open. Reeves got torched plain and simple.

He left Reeves hanging....