Allen Park, Mich. –Detroit Lions K Matt Prater was named to the 2017 Pro Bowl, the National Football League announced today. Prater is the first Lions kicker to be named to the Pro Bowl since K Jason Hanson (2000).
He replaces Atlanta Falcons K Matt Bryant, who is unable to participate due to the Falcons’ advancing to Super Bowl LI.
In 2016, Prater connected on a career-high 31 field goals, the third-highest single-season total in team history behind Hanson (34 in 1993 and 32 in 2012). His 124 points scored in 2016 rank sixth in franchise history, marking the eighth time a Lions player has reached 120 points in a single season.