Right tackle Brian O’Neill will take Johnson’s place, giving the Vikings seven players total. His 80.8 PFF grade was tied as the 12th-highest among all tackles in 2024, and he was credited with only allowing two sacks.

Seven members of the Minnesota Vikings will participate in the Pro Bowl Games, but it remains a bit unclear as to how many of them will be partaking in Thursday night's skills challenge and Sunday's flag football game. Let's dive into what we know so far...

Byron Murphy Jr. is looking for a significant pay raise, which comes after the Vikingsdeclined his wishes for an extension in the fall.

Projected to garner a three-year, $52 million deal by Pro Football Focus (PFF), Murphy has the grounds to demand twice as much from Minnesota after the Vikings lagged on getting an extension done in the offseason. To be fair, Murphy had more to prove.

Here is how to watch those former Badgers in the 2025 Pro Bowl Games, which begin on Thursday night. The Pro Bowl Games will be broadcast on ESPN. It begins with the Skills Show on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. CT, then continues with Flag Football on Sunday, Feb. 2 at 3 p.m. ET, 2 p.m. CT.

The Minnesota Vikings added a seventh Pro Bowler to their 2024 roster in a development that ended a long drought for the franchise. Originally an alternate, right tackle Brian O'Neill was named to the Pro Bowl on Jan. 27, replacing Philadelphia Eagles tackle Lane Johnson, per an NFL announcement on Monday.

This will be the 29-year-old Pittsburgh product's second Pro Bowl appearance after also earning the nod in 2021.

Right tackle Brian O’Neill was named to the NFC side for this year’s Pro Bowl Games, replacing Lane Johnson of the Philadelphia Eagles. This is the second time that O’Neill