Bengals WR Tee Higgins added to Pro Bowl roster

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins has replaced the Baltimore Ravens' Zay Flowers on the AFC roster for the Pro Bowl Games.

Higgins, who was a second alternate, collects his first Pro Bowl honor after wide receiver Flowers, selected for two consecutive seasons, opted out.

In their fourth year, the Pro Bowl Games -- which include week-long skills competitions and a flag football game -- will be played in San Francisco ahead of Super Bowl LX. Hall of Famers Jerry Rice and Steve Young will serve as coaches for the flag football game, slated for Feb. 3.

Higgins, who turned 27 on Jan. 18, caught 59 passes for 846 yards and a career-high 11 touchdowns in 15 games (14 starts). The 11 TD receptions led all AFC players and tied for second in the league behind the Los Angeles Rams' Davante Adams (14).

Teammate Ja'Marr Chase also was selected, giving Cincinnati two receivers in the same Pro Bowl for the first time since 2007, when Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmanzadeh were selected.

Higgins has 389 career receptions for 5,441 yards and 45 touchdowns in 85 regular-season games (76 starts) since 2020. He also has 31 catches for 457 yards and three TDs in seven playoff games (six starts).

Cincinnati selected Higgins in the second round (33rd overall) in the 2020 NFL Draft out of Clemson.