Buffalo Bills

Bills' Tyrod Taylor, Eric Wood named to Pro Bowl

Published Jan. 25, 2016 11:03 a.m. ET

Cameron DaSilva

Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy won't be heading to the Pro Bowl after bowing out due to injury, but he'll have two of his teammates representing him in Hawaii. The team announced on Monday that quarterback Tyrod Taylor and center Eric Wood have been named to the Pro Bowl as injury replacements.

Tyrod Taylor and Eric Wood have been named to the 2016 Pro Bowl, the first for both! https://t.co/aEa7UU3b9R pic.twitter.com/O9p1C7LSEO
— Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) January 25, 2016

It's the first selection for both players as they'll replace Cam Newton and Ryan Kalil of the Panthers, who have made the Super Bowl. The selection is especially noteworthy for Taylor. This season was his first as a starting quarterback in the NFL, and he performed extremely well. He was seventh in the league with a 99.4 passer rating.

Incredibly, he wasn't even expected to be the starter for the Bills back in July. He had to beat out former first-round pick EJ Manuel and Matt Cassel in training camp, which he did with a bit of ease.

It's the first time the Bills have had three offensive players in the Pro Bowl since 2002. Additionally, it's the first time Buffalo has had a quarterback in the Pro Bowl since that same year when Drew Bledsoe Made it. Wood is also the first Bills center to make it since Kent Hull in 1990.

This year marks the first time since 2002 that the @buffalobills have had three offensive players earn Pro Bowl honors.
— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) January 25, 2016

#HawaiiBound: @TyrodTaylor is the first @buffalobills QB headed to the Pro Bowl since Drew Bledsoe in 2002.
— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) January 25, 2016

#HawaiiBound: @EWood70 is the first @buffalobills center to earn Pro Bowl honors since Kent Hull in 1990.
— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) January 25, 2016