"According to the New York Jets' official Web site, Miami Dolphins franchise left tackle Jake Long won't be making a second straight Pro Bowl appearance after all.

The Jets' public relations department made the announcement because Long's injury replacement is New York tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson.

This gives the Jets four Pro Bowl players (Nick Mangold, Alan Faneca and Darrelle Revis are the others) while the Dolphins, for now, have none as they prepare to host the Jan. 31 game for the first time in 35 years.

Long, who was voted in as a starter, should still get the seven-figure contract bump he did a year ago even though he won't play in the game. Not sure what the injury is, but he was seen limping at least once in the season's final week.

Long also struggled at times in pass protection against the Steelers in the season finale, a problem the former No. 1 overall pick from Michigan doesn't typically have.

At least two Dolphins -- fullback Lousaka Polite and defensive end Randy Starks -- have been chosen as alternates. Their addition to the AFC roster would depend on injuries to one of those selected ahead of them or, more likely, which team reaches the Super Bowl, making their players ineligible for the relocated and rescheduled All-Star event. "