NFL 2009: Drew Brees Leading Pro Bowl Voting
11/18/2009
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS QB DREW BREES LEADS PRO BOWL CHARGE WITH FIVE WEEKS OF VOTING
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Teams to be Announced on Pro Bowl Selection Show December 29 on NFL Network
New Orleans Saints quarterback DREW BREES, with 539,228 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.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback PEYTON MANNING (532,455 votes) ranks second overall, while Minnesota Vikings running back ADRIAN PETERSON (529,319 votes), Minnesota Vikings quarterback BRETT FAVRE (476,799 votes) and Arizona Cardinals wide receiver LARRY FITZGERALD (328,451 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 16:
NFL ALL-STAR TOP-TEN VOTE-GETTERS
Pos. Name, Team Votes
QB Drew Brees, Saints
539,228
QB Peyton Manning, Colts
532,455
RB Adrian Peterson, Vikings
529,319
QB Brett Favre, Vikings
476,799
WR Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals
328,451
RB Cedric Benson, Bengals
321,552
QB Tom Brady, Patriots
295,477
QB Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers
291,466
WR Andre Johnson, Texans
279,395
TE Dallas Clark, Colts
274,400
AFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS
Pos. Name, Team Votes Pos. Name, Team Votes
QB Peyton Manning, Colts
532,455
DE Dwight Freeney, Colts
200,568
RB Cedric Benson, Bengals
321,552
IL Casey Hampton, Steelers
121,108
FB Le’Ron McClain, Ravens
78,194
OLB James Harrison, Steelers
124,676
WR Andre Johnson, Texans
279,395
ILB Ray Lewis, Ravens
148,480
TE Dallas Clark, Colts
274,400
CB Champ Bailey, Broncos
185,103
T Jake Long, Dolphins
107,299
SS Troy Polamalu, Steelers
192,289
G Alan Faneca, Jets
122,029
FS Ed Reed, Ravens
146,388
C Jeff Saturday, Colts
215,658
P Daniel Sepulveda, Steelers
48,468
K Adam Vinatieri, Colts
72,029
ST Joshua Cribbs, Browns
61,851
KR Darren Sproles, Chargers
77,972
NFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS
Pos. Name, Team Votes Pos. Name, Team Votes
QB Drew Brees, Saints
539,228
DE
Jared Allen, Vikings
212,605
RB Adrian Peterson, Vikings
529,319
IL
Pat Williams, Vikings
135,669
FB Naufahu Tahi, Vikings
63,872
OLB
DeMarcus Ware, Cowboys
169,270
WR Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals
328,451
ILB
Patrick Willis, 49ers
115,350
TE Tony Gonzalez, Falcons
183,979
CB
Asante Samuel, Eagles
123,107
T Bryant McKinnie, Vikings
137,844
SS
Adrian Wilson, Cardinals
120,372
G Steve Hutchinson, Vikings
145,279
FS
Darren Sharper, Saints
184,993
C John Sullivan, Vikings
127,695
P
Jeff Feagles, Giants
52,952
K Ryan Longwell, Vikings
68,197
ST
Heath Farwell, Vikings
54,830
KR Percy Harvin, Vikings
143,880
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