The Associated Press

Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson, Buffalo’s Josh Allen and Washington’s Jayden Daniels won’t be participating in the Pro Bowl Games this week.

The NFL announced final rosters Tuesday that didn’t include any of those quarterbacks. New England Patriots rookie Drake Maye is replacing Jackson on the AFC roster, Pittsburgh’s Russell Wilson is filling in for Allen and Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield was selected to fill Daniels’ spot.

Allen and Daniels both lost conference championship games last weekend, while Jackson’s season ended a week earlier in the divisional round of the playoffs. Allen and Jackson are considered MVP favorites.

Those weren’t the only roster changes.

Buffalo Bills running back James Cook and center Connor McGovern also were selected as replacements.

Cook fills the spot left open by Baltimore’s Derrick Henry, who finished second in the NFL with 1,921 yards rushing. Cook had 1,009 yards rushing and his 16 rushing touchdowns tied Henry and Detroit’s Jahmyr Gibbs for the league lead.

McGovern replaces Kansas City center Creed Humphrey, with the Chiefs advancing to play Philadelphia in the Super Bowl on Feb. 9 after beating Buffalo on Sunday.

In another roster change, Pittsburgh Steelers guard Isaac Seumalo will make his first Pro Bowl appearance, replacing Kansas City’s Trey Smith.

And Seattle wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba will be the third Seahawks player going, joining Leonard Williams and Devon Witherspoon. Smith-Njigba will be replacing Washington’s Terry McLaurin.

The Pro Bowl Games run Thursday through Sunday in Orlando, Florida, and include skills competitions and a flag football game.

New DC in Dallas

FRISCO, Texas — The Cowboys are hiring former Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus as defensive coordinator for his second stint on the Dallas staff.

Eberflus returns to the Cowboys two months after the Bears fired him 12 games into his third season.

The Cowboys also added special teams coordinator Nick Sorensen to new coach Brian Schottenheimer’s staff. The Bears hired Eberflus after his four-year stint as defensive coordinator in Indianapolis.

He spent the previous seven seasons as linebackers coach in Dallas. Schottenheimer was hired last week to replace Mike McCarthy.

In his four years with the Colts as their defensive cordinator, Eberflus had a top 10 rushing defense each time. Stopping the run was a persistent problem for the Cowboys the past four seasons under defensive coordinators Dan Quinn and Mike Zimmer.

Allen headed to Chicago

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears have hired Dennis Allen as defensive coordinator and Declan Doyle as offensive coordinator under new coach Ben Johnson.

Chicago also is keeping Richard Hightower as special teams coordinator as it looks to rebound after going 5-12 this season. The addition of Allen, 52, puts a former head coach on Johnson’s first staff in his new position.

While his two stints as a head coach in the NFL were unsuccessful, Allen is an experienced defensive coordinator. He had that role in New Orleans for six seasons, and his unit was ranked in the top 10 in the NFL in 2020 and 2021.

Pagano back in the NFL

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens have hired former Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano to join their defensive staff. The team says Pagano will be a senior secondary coach. Pagano coached the Colts from 2012-17.

He then spent a couple seasons with the Chicago Bears before retiring as their defensive coordinator after the 2020 season. Now he’s returning to the NFL.

Pagano has some experience with the Ravens. He served as a secondary coach and defensive coordinator for Baltimore before becoming coach of the Colts.