QB PEYTON MANNING LEADS IN PRO BOWL BALLOTING
12/03/2009
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS QB PEYTON MANNING LEADS
PRO BOWL CHARGE WITH THREE WEEKS OF VOTING
REMAINING ON NFL.COM
Teams to be Announced on Pro Bowl Selection Show December 29 on NFL Network
Indianapolis Colts quarterback PEYTON MANNING, with 853,565 votes, leads all NFL All-Stars in balloting for the 2010 Pro Bowl, NFL.com announced today. 2010 Pro Bowl voting will continue on NFL.com/probowl and on web-enabled mobile phones by going to NFL.com through Monday, December 21.
New Orleans Saints quarterback DREW BREES (848,624 votes) ranks second overall, while Minnesota Vikings quarterback BRETT FAVRE (840,498 votes), Minnesota Vikings running back ADRIAN PETERSON (838,985 votes) and Arizona Cardinals wide receiver LARRY FITZGERALD (529,904 votes) round out the top five on NFL.com.
Balloting for the 2010 Pro Bowl will conclude on Monday, December 21 following the conclusion of Monday Night Football (New York Giants at Washington Redskins, ESPN, 8:30 PM ET). The teams will be announced at 4 PM (ET) Tuesday, December 29 on a special NFL Total Access 2010 Pro Bowl Selection Show on NFL Network.
The 2010 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, January 31, 2010 and televised live on ESPN at 7:20 PM ET from Dolphin Stadium in South Florida, also the site of Super Bowl XLIV a week later on Sunday, February 7.
Fans can buy tickets to the 2010 Pro Bowl at NFL.com/probowl and TICKETMASTER.com or by calling 800-745-3000.
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 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 overall All-Star vote-getters and the players with the most votes at each position through November 30:
NFL ALL-STAR TOP-TEN VOTE-GETTERS
Pos. Name, Team Votes
QB Peyton Manning, Colts
853,565
QB Drew Brees, Saints
848,624
QB Brett Favre, Vikings
840,498
RB Adrian Peterson, Vikings
838,985
WR Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals
529,904
QB Tom Brady, Patriots
506,140
RB Cedric Benson, Bengals
469,568
TE Dallas Clark, Colts
462,638
WR Andre Johnson, Texans
422,888
WR Reggie Wayne, Colts
414,931
AFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS
Pos. Name, Team Votes Pos. Name, Team Votes
QB Peyton Manning, Colts
853,565
DE Dwight Freeney, Colts
322,155
RB Cedric Benson, Bengals
469,568
IL Casey Hampton, Steelers
175,049
FB Le’Ron McClain, Ravens
123,228
OLB James Harrison, Steelers
182,187
WR Andre Johnson, Texans
422,888
ILB Ray Lewis, Ravens
237,415
TE Dallas Clark, Colts
462,638
CB Champ Bailey, Broncos
274,787
T Jake Long, Dolphins
169,801
SS Troy Polamalu, Steelers
286,065
G Alan Faneca, Jets
181,816
FS Ed Reed, Ravens
232,484
C Jeff Saturday, Colts
346,257
P Shane Lechler, Raiders
79,459
K Adam Vinatieri, Colts
112,337
ST Joshua Cribbs, Browns
99,147
KR Darren Sproles, Chargers
117,862
NFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS
Pos. Name, Team Votes Pos. Name, Team Votes
QB Drew Brees, Saints
848,624
DE Jared Allen, Vikings
343,463
RB Adrian Peterson, Vikings
838,985
IL Pat Williams, Vikings
221,517
FB Naufahu Tahi, Vikings
113,335
OLB DeMarcus Ware, Cowboys
262,457
WR Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals
529,904
ILB Patrick Willis, 49ers
182,196
TE Tony Gonzalez, Falcons
281,567
CB Asante Samuel, Eagles
192,299
T Bryant McKinnie, Vikings
231,282
SS Adrian Wilson, Cardinals
185,368
G Steve Hutchinson, Vikings
239,924
FS Darren Sharper, Saints
285,665
C John Sullivan, Vikings
222,181
P
Chris Kluwe, Vikings
84,896
K Ryan Longwell, Vikings
121,373
ST Heath Farwell, Vikings
103,215
KR Percy Harvin, Vikings
233,726
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