Monday February 4, 2008

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Two more Cleveland Browns are headed to Hawaii for the
Pro Bowl. Not bad for a team that didn't even make the playoffs.

Browns quarterback *Derek Anderson* will replace New England's Tom Brady
and tight end *Kellen Winslow* will sub for San Diego's Antonio Gates on
the AFC's roster for the Feb. 10 game in Honolulu.

Brady, sacked five times by the New York Giants and pounded throughout
Sunday's Super Bowl, has been bothered by a tender ankle.

With Anderson and Winslow making the trip, the Browns will have six
players in the Pro Bowl, the club's most since sending six in 1994.

Winslow had postponed the operation in anticipation of replacing Gates,
who sustained a toe injury during the playoffs.

Anderson and Winslow will join Browns kick returner *Joshua Cribbs*,
wide receiver *Braylon Edwards*, long snapper *Ryan Pontbriand* and
offensive tackle *Joe Thomas* in Hawaii. Before this season, the Browns
had not had a player selected for the Pro Bowl since linebacker Jamir
Miller in 2001.

The Browns recently offered Anderson, who is scheduled to become a
restricted free agent, a multiyear contract. If he does not accept the
deal, the club is expected to sign him to a one-year $2.6 million tender.

Anderson is the first Cleveland quarterback to make the Pro Bowl since
Bernie Kosar in 1987.

Cincinnati Bengals receiver *Chad Johnson* was added to the Pro Bowl
roster on Monday, putting him in position to play in the all-star game
for the fifth straight season.

Johnson, who replaced New England's Randy Moss, will accompany teammate
*T.J. Houshmandzadeh*, who was picked for his first Pro Bowl. It will
mark the first time a pair of Bengals receivers reached the Pro Bowl
together.

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