Pro Bowl
2015
Regular
English
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS QB TOM BRADY TOPS
PRO BOWL VOTING BY FANS ON NFL.COM
-- All-Stars to be announced on Pro Bowl
Selection Show on
NFL Network on Tuesday, December 22 --
-- Stars will be realigned during Pro
Bowl Draft Show live on ESPN2 on January 27 --
New
England Patriots quarterback TOM BRADY
received 701,554 fan votes to lead all NFL All-Stars in balloting for the 2016
Pro Bowl, NFL.com announced today. Fan voting ended on Tuesday, December 15.
Carolina Panthers
quarterback CAM NEWTON (701,086
votes) ranks second overall, while Cincinnati Bengals quarterback ANDY DALTON (525,638 votes), Arizona
Cardinals quarterback CARSON PALMER (514,967
votes) and Green Bay Packers quarterback AARON
RODGERS (510,374 votes) round out the top five on NFL.com.
The 2016 Pro Bowl players will be revealed
exclusively on NFL Network on Tuesday, December 22 at 8:00 PM ET on NFL Network.
Players will later be assigned to teams through
the Pro Bowl Draft, which will air on ESPN2 on Wednesday, January 27.
The 2016 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday,
January 31 and televised live on ESPN from Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Tickets are on sale through ProBowl.com.
Fans may also purchase individual game tickets through Ticketmaster by calling
1-800-745-3000. Tickets start as low as $30.
Special
group ticket packages, including access to gameday and Pro Bowl practice
experiences, are also available directly through the NFL. Fans can visit ProBowl.com or call 1-844-4PB-TKTS for
more information.
The 2016 Pro Bowl will continue using the
revised game format that debuted with the 2014 Pro Bowl, with NFL Legends
captains having final say over Pro Bowl Draft decisions. The Pro Bowl will
remain “unconferenced,” with several key playing rules changed. Players will be
selected without regard to conference in voting by fans, coaches and players
and later assigned to Pro Bowl teams via a fantasy football-style draft.
Four leading vote getters – comprised of two
offensive and two defensive player captains – will be joined by two NFL.com
fantasy football champions to draft players.
The fantasy football champion will have Hall of
Fame help. Two Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receivers – MICHAEL IRVIN and JERRY RICE – will serve as NFL Legends captains for the 2016 Pro
Bowl.
The Pro Bowl players are determined by the
consensus votes of fans, players and coaches. Each group’s vote counts
one-third toward determining the 88 All-Star players who will be eligible for
the Pro Bowl Draft.
NFL players and coaches will cast their votes
on Friday, December 18. 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.
NFL ALL-STAR TOP-TEN VOTE-GETTERS
POS. | NAME | TEAM | VOTES |
QB | Tom
Brady | New
England | 701,554 |
QB | Cam
Newton | Carolina | 701,086 |
QB | Andy
Dalton | Cincinnati | 525,638 |
QB | Carson
Palmer | Arizona | 514,967 |
QB | Aaron
Rodgers | Green
Bay | 510,374 |
TE | Rob
Gronkowski | New
England | 509,251 |
WR | Odell
Beckham, Jr. | New
York Giants | 502,241 |
WR | Antonio
Brown | Pittsburgh | 485,167 |
RB | Devonta
Freeman | Atlanta | 484,016 |
RB | Adrian
Peterson | Minnesota | 475,630 |
NFL LEADING VOTE-GETTERS BY POSITION
POS. | NAME, TEAM | VOTES | POS. | NAME, TEAM | VOTES |
QB | Tom
Brady, New England | 701,554 | DE | J.J.
Watt, Houston | 370,966 |
QB | Cam
Newton, Carolina | 701,086 | DE | Chandler
Jones, New England | 258,486 |
RB | Devonta
Freeman, Atlanta | 484,016 | DT | Geno
Atkins, Cincinnati | 289,684 |
RB | Adrian
Peterson, Minnesota | 475,630 | DT | Kawann
Short, Carolina | 258,068 |
FB | Mike
Tolbert, Carolina | 347,512 | OLB | Thomas
Davis, Carolina | 241,719 |
FB | Marcel
Reece, Oakland | 303,853 | OLB | Von
Miller, Denver | 154,534 |
WR | Odell
Beckham, Jr., New York Giants | 502,241 | ILB | Luke
Kuechly, Carolina | 282,162 |
WR | Antonio
Brown, Pittsburgh | 485,167 | ILB | Clay
Matthews, Green Bay | 187,163 |
TE | Rob
Gronkowski, New England | 509,251 | CB | Josh
Norman, Carolina | 320,597 |
TE | Greg
Olsen, Carolina | 408,290 | CB | Darrelle
Revis, New York Jets | 220,859 |
T | Andrew
Whitworth, Cincinnati | 175,639 | SS | Charles
Woodson, Oakland | 218,348 |
T | Michael
Oher, Carolina | 159,702 | SS | Kam
Chancellor, Seattle | 163,859 |
G | Trai
Turner, Carolina | 177,471 | FS | Kurt
Coleman, Carolina | 195,397 |
G | Josh
Sitton, Green Bay | 176,715 | FS | Earl
Thomas, Seattle | 150,907 |
C | Ryan
Kalil, Carolina | 230,833 | P | Pat
McAfee, Indianapolis | 84,660 |
C | David
Andrews, New England | 145,812 | P | Ryan
Allen, New England | 83,676 |
K | Stephen
Gostkowski, New England | 220,920 | ST | Joe
Webb, Carolina | 126,068 |
K | Steven
Hauschka, Seattle | 97,762 | ST | Matthew
Slater, New England | 104,213 |
RS | Tyler
Lockett, Seattle | 156,490 | | | |
RS | Danny
Amendola, New England | 87,168 | | | |
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Contact:
Brenden Lee
National Football League
212-450-2742
Brenden.Lee@NFL.com