Teams to be Announced on Pro Bowl Selection Show December 28 on NFL Network
New England Patriots QB TOM BRADY received 1,877,079 votes to lead all NFL All-Stars in fan balloting for the 2011 Pro Bowl, the NFL announced today. Fan voting ended on Monday, December 20.
There was a record 98.59 million votes cast on NFL.com, on wireless phones and on Facebook. Fans cast 89.52 million votes on NFL.com, 8.50 million votes on their wireless phones and 570,000 votes on Facebook.
The AFC and NFC All-Star squads are based on the consensus votes of fans, players and coaches. Each group's vote counts one-third towards determining the 43-man rosters that represent the American Football Conference and National Football Conference in the Pro Bowl. NFL players and coaches will cast their votes on December 22-23.
The teams will be announced at 7:00 pm (ET) Tuesday, December 28 on a special NFL Total Access 2011 Pro Bowl Selection Show on NFL Network.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback MICHAEL VICK (1,522,437) leads all NFC All-Stars and ranks second overall, while Indianapolis Colts quarterback PEYTON MANNING (1,130,399 votes), San Diego Chargers quarterback PHILIP RIVERS (1,039,618 votes) and New Orleans Saints quarterback DREW BREES (971,731 votes) round out the top five.
The 2011 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, January 30, 2011 and televised live on FOX at 7:00 pm (ET) at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The NFL is the only sports league that combines voting by fans, coaches and players to determine its all-star teams. It was the first professional sports league to offer online all-star voting in 1995.
Listed below are the top 10 offensive and defensive vote-getters, the top five rookie-vote getters, and the players with the most fan votes at each position:
*NFL ALL-STAR TOP-TEN
VOTE-GETTERS*
| Pos. |
Name, Team
Votes
QB
Tom Brady, Patriots
1,877,079
QB
Michael Vick, Eagles
1,522,437
QB
Peyton Manning, Colts
1,130,399
QB
Philip Rivers, Chargers
1,039,618
QB
Drew Brees, Saints
971,731
RB
Adrian Peterson, Vikings
948,410
QB
Aaron Rodgers, Packers
900,544
RB
Arian Foster, Texans
710,166
RB
Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars
707,913
QB
Matt Ryan, Falcons
704,817
NFL ALL-STAR TOP FIVE ROOKIE
VOTE-GETTERS
Pos.
Name, Team
Votes
DT
Ndamukong Suh, Lions
405,597
QB
Sam Bradford, Rams
305,721
C
Maurkice Pouncey, Steelers
246,443
TE
Rob Gronkowski, Patriots
205,948
RB
Jahvid Best, Lions
168,707
AFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS BY POSITION
Pos.
Name, Team
Votes
Pos.
Name, Team
Votes
QB
Tom Brady, Patriots
1,877,079
DE
Dwight Freeney, Colts
501,021
RB
Arian Foster, Texans
710,166
DT
Haloti Ngata, Ravens
341,496
FB
Vonta Leach, Houston Texans
273,723
OLB
James Harrison, Steelers
411,600
WR
Andre Johnson, Texans
606,818
ILB
Ray Lewis, Ravens
412,827
TE
Antonio Gates, Chargers
588,245
CB
Nnamdi Asomugha, Raiders
326,658
T
Andrew Whitworth, Bengals
372,295
SS
Troy Polamalu, Steelers
530,155
G
Eric Steinbach, Browns
329,714
FS
Ed Reed, Ravens
312,885
C
Jeff Saturday, Colts
328,673
P
Sam Koch, Ravens
182,868
K
Josh Scobee, Jaguars
208,794
ST
Keyaron Fox, Steelers
121,057
KR
Joshua Cribbs, Browns
186,828
NFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS BY POSITION
Pos.
Name, Team
Votes
Pos.
Name, Team
Votes
QB
Michael Vick, Eagles
1,522,437
DE
Julius Peppers, Bears
418,380
RB
Adrian Peterson, Vikings
948,410
DT
Ndamukong Suh, Lions
405,597
FB
Heath Evans, Saints
207,936
OLB
Clay Matthews, Packers
466,501
WR
Roddy White, Falcons
595,001
ILB
Brian Urlacher, Bears
314,584
TE
Tony Gonzalez, Falcons
458,527
CB
Charles Woodson, Packers
394,330
T
Chad Clifton, Packers
173,797
SS
LaRon Landry, Redskins
208,112
G
Josh Sitton, Packers
214,013
FS
Antrel Rolle, Giants
158,478
C
Shaun O'Hara, Giants
232,551
P
Ben Graham, Cardinals
196,658
K
David Akers, Eagles
228,353
ST
Heath Farwell, Vikings
162,553
KR
Devin Hester, Bears
239,641
