Jaguars return specialist Jamal Agnew replaces Devin Duvernay in 2023 Pro Bowl Games
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Jaguars return specialist and wide receiver Jamal Agnew has been named to the 2023 Pro Bowl Games, replacing Baltimore Ravens returner and receiver Devin Duvernay, the league announced Monday.
Duverney suffered a foot injury in practice in December of last year and is unable to participate. Agnew will now be the AFC's primary return specialist representative this week.
𝐏𝐫𝐨 𝐁𝐨𝐰𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝@jamalagnew is headed to the 2023 #ProBowlGames as a return
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In lieu of an actual game, this year's Pro Bowl will be comprised of a variety of skills competitions and non-contact flag football games.
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Agnew is the first return specialist to make the event in team history, while he is the fifth overall specialist to make it, joining specialist Montell Owens, punters Bryan Parker and Chris Hanson and kicker Mike Hollis.
Agnew is the 31st Pro Bowler in franchise history and the first Jaguars Pro Bowler since 2019.
Agnew returned 21 kickoffs for 547 yards (26.0-yard average) and 25 punts for 205 yards (8.2-yard average). Agnew's kick-return average was the second-highest in the AFC (min. 20 kick-returns). Agnew had two 50-plus-yard returns in the regular season, including a 54-yard return against the Tennessee Titans in Week 18.
In the playoffs, Agnew returned seven kicks for 265 yards (37.9-yard average) and three punts for 23 yards (7.7-yard average). His kick-return average is the second-highest in a single NFL postseason by any player with a minimum of five kick returns.
Agnew returned a kick 63 yards against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Divisional Round of the playoffs.
The Pro Bowl Games will take place in Las Vegas beginning on Thursday, Feb. 2 with the Pro Bowl players completing skills challenges.
It will culminate in a seven-on-seven AFC vs. NFC Flag football game on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 3:00 p.m. ET.
Demetrius Harvey is the Jacksonville Jaguars reporter for the Florida Times-Union. You can follow him on Twitter at @Demetrius82.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jaguars' Jamal Agnew named to 2023 Pro Bowl Games, replaces Duvernay
