Brian Orakpo to play in second straight Pro Bowl

By Washington Post editors

The results of last weekend's NFL playoff games ensure that linebacker Brian Orakpo will head to the Pro Bowl for the second straight year.

Orakpo, a first alternate, will replace either the Bears' Lance Briggs or the Packers' Clay Mathews, one of whom will be playing in the Super Bowl. That player won't be available for the Pro Bowl, which will be played in Hawaii the week before Super Bowl XLV.

Orakpo joins cornerback DeAngelo Hall, the only Redskin selected to the game.