The Buffalo Bills today announced that RB Marshawn Lynch has been added to the AFC roster for the 2009 NFL Pro Bowl. The game will take place on Sunday, February 8th at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, HI.
Lynch will become the first Bills running back to reach the Pro Bowl since Travis Henry following the 2002 season.
Lynch will make his first career Pro Bowl appearance. He posted his second 1,000-yard season with 1,036 rushing yards in 2008. Lynch finished the season ranked fifth in the AFC in rushing yards and seventh in the AFC in scrimmage yards with 1,336. He ranked ninth in the AFC with eight rushing touchdowns. Lynch also set a career-high with 47 receptions and 300 receiving yards.