d rew ▁due ▁to ▁injury . ▁K yle ▁Rud olph ▁was ▁also ▁included ▁after ▁Jimmy ▁Graham ▁pulled ▁out ▁with ▁an ▁injury , ▁while ▁Lin val ▁Joseph ▁took ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁Super ▁Bowl - bound ▁Philadelphia ▁E ag les ' ▁F let cher ▁C ox . ▁Smith ▁will ▁be ▁appearing ▁in ▁his ▁third ▁straight ▁Pro ▁Bowl , ▁while ▁Rud olph ▁and ▁Joseph ▁are ▁appearing ▁in ▁their ▁second ▁career ▁Pro ▁Bow ls . ▁Bar r ▁and ▁Griff en ▁also ▁pulled ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Pro ▁Bowl ▁due ▁to ▁injury , ▁replaced ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Davis ▁and ▁Michael ▁Ben nett ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Statistics ▁ ▁Team ▁leaders ▁ ▁Source : ▁Minnesota ▁Vik ings ' ▁official ▁website ▁ ▁League ▁rank ings ▁ ▁Source : ▁NFL . com . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Minnesota ▁Vik ings ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Minnesota ▁Vik ings ▁Category : N FL ▁International ▁Series ▁participants ▁Category : N FC ▁North ▁championship ▁seasons <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 4 ▁Battalion ▁was ▁a ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Brig ades ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁Cub an ▁volunte ers ▁during ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War . ▁The ▁Battalion ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁XV ▁International ▁Brigade ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁Spanish ▁unit . ▁ ▁History ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁was ▁formed ▁mainly ▁by ▁Cub an ▁volunte ers . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁it ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁mixed ▁brig ades . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Fernando ▁V