Pro Bowl shuffle

Sapp, Pace, Jones pull out of game with injuries

HONOLULU (AP) -- Tampa Bay defensive tackle Warren Sapp dropped out of the Pro Bowl with a knee injury on Wednesday, three days after the Buccaneers won the Super Bowl.

Sapp was replaced by Carolina's Kris Jenkins, a second-year defensive tackle who will make his first Pro Bowl appearance. Jenkins, who joined Sapp on the league's All-Pro team, had seven sacks and 60 tackles this season while starting all 16 games for the Panthers.

Sapp was selected to his sixth straight Pro Bowl, but he didn't make the trip with his five teammates who were chosen for the NFL's all-star game. Sapp had 7 1/2 sacks during the regular season, then led Tampa Bay's dominant defensive performance in the Super Bowl against Oakland.

Quarterback Brad Johnson, defensive end Simeon Rice, fullback Mike Alstott, linebacker Derrick Brooks and safety John Lynch all are expected to be in Hawaii for NFC workouts on Thursday. The Buccaneers held their victory parade in Tampa on Tuesday.

Pace, Jones pull out; Runyan, Samuels named replacements

Pace was selected to his fourth straight Pro Bowl despite missing six games last season with calf and hamstring injuries. He also sprained his right knee in the Rams' season-ending win over San Francisco.

Seattle tackle Walter Jones also dropped out of the Pro Bowl earlier this week following surgery on his right shoulder.

Pace and Jones were replaced by Jon Runyan of the Philadelphia Eagles and Chris Samuels of the Washington Redskins. Both players practiced Wednesday with the NFC at Aloha Stadium.

"I'm just looking at it as a fantastic opportunity," said Runyan, a first-time Pro Bowl player. "When they asked me, I didn't need much time to think about it."

Jones has been to three of the past four Pro Bowls and was scheduled to start.