Brenden Schooler was set to be the lone New England Patriots player at this year's Pro Bowl Games in Orlando, but has dropped out due to an injury.

Patriots special teams ace Brenden Schooler, who earned his first career Pro Bowl nod and All-Pro selection this year, will not participate in this year’s games due to injury. Instead, he will be replaced by the Pittsburgh Steelers' Miles Killebrew as the AFC’s core special teamer selection.

The special teams captain for the Pittsburgh Steelers is named to the Pro Bowl Games for a second straight year.

Steelers Director of Player Development Darrel Young has been named to the AFC staff for the Pro Bowl Games this year, serving as one of the Heads of Player Engagement along with Marcus Pollard, the Director of Player Engagement and Youth Football for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced safety and special teams star Miles Killebrew had been added to the roster for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games. Killebrew replaces New England Patriot Brenden Schooler,

Steelers special teams ace Miles Killebrew has been named to the Pro Bowl Games. This is the second straight year that Killebrew will participate in the Pro Bowl Games, after he was selected to the games last year. Killebrew, the Steelers special teams captain, had 13 special teams tackles, eight of them solo stops, this past season.

Miles Killebrew wasn’t initially named a pro bowler earlier in January, but he will now represent the Black and Gold during the annual AFC vs. NFC showdown.