NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS QB TOM BRADY LEADS

PRO BOWL CHARGE WITH ONE WEEK OF VOTING

REMAINING ON NFL.COM

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– All-Stars to be announced on Pro Bowl Selection Show on

NFL Network on Tuesday, December 22 –

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– Stars will be realigned during Pro Bowl Draft Show live on ESPN2 on January 27 –

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New England Patriots quarterback TOM BRADY, with 502,913 votes, leads all NFL players in balloting for the 2016 Pro Bowl, NFL.com announced today.

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Carolina Panthers quarterback CAM NEWTON (473,460 votes) ranks second overall, while Cincinnati Bengals quarterback ANDY DALTON (389,062 votes), Green Bay Packers quarterback AARON RODGERS (359,158 votes) and New England Patriots tight end ROB GRONKOWSKI (355,271 votes) round out the top five on NFL.com.

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Fan voting for the 2016 Pro Bowl will continue online and on web-enabled mobile phones at www.NFL.com/probowl/ballot until Tuesday, December 15. The Pro Bowl players will beannounced on Tuesday, December 22 live on NFL Network.

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Players will later be assigned to teams through the Pro Bowl Draft, which will air on ESPN2 on Wednesday, January 27.

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The 2016 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, January 31, 2016 and televised live on ESPN from Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. Tickets to the 2016 Pro Bowl 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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NFL ALL-STAR TOP-TEN VOTE-GETTERS

POS.	NAME	TEAM	VOTES
QB	Tom Brady	New England	502,913
QB	Cam Newton	Carolina	473,460
QB	Andy Dalton	Cincinnati	389,062
QB	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay	359,158
TE	Rob Gronkowski	New England	355,271
RB	Devonta Freeman	Atlanta	347,861
QB	Carson Palmer	Arizona	342,594
WR	Odell Beckham, Jr.	New York Giants	328,097
WR	Antonio Brown	Pittsburgh	319,004
RB	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota	311,081

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NFL LEADING VOTE-GETTERS BY POSITION

                                                                 

POS.	NAME, TEAM	VOTES	POS.	NAME, TEAM	VOTES
QB	Tom Brady, New England	502,913	DE	J.J. Watt, Houston	248,205
QB	Cam Newton, Carolina	473,460	DE	Chandler Jones, New England	183,756
RB	Devonta Freeman, Atlanta	347,861	DT	Geno Atkins, Cincinnati	201,457
RB	Adrian Peterson, Minnesota	311,081	DT	Kawann Short, Carolina	184,737
FB	Mike Tolbert, Carolina	234,722	OLB	Thomas Davis, Carolina	175,429
FB	Marcel Reece, Oakland	218,289	OLB	Jamie Collins, New England	120,094
WR	Odell Beckham, Jr., New York Giants	328,097	ILB	Luke Kuechly, Carolina	193,252
WR	Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh	319,004	ILB	Clay Matthews, Green Bay	130,161
TE	Rob Gronkowski, New England	355,271	CB	Josh Norman, Carolina	228,632
TE	Greg Olsen, Carolina	280,837	CB	Darrelle Revis, New York Jets	164,016
T	Michael Oher, Carolina	112,464	SS	Charles Woodson, Oakland	152,908
T	Sebastian Vollmer, New England	94,274	SS	Kam Chancellor, Seattle	86,870
G	Trai Turner, Carolina	147,313	FS	Kurt Coleman, Carolina	151,058
G	Andrew Norwell, Carolina	140,873	FS	Tyrann Mathieu, Arizona	100,358
C	Ryan Kalil, Carolina	162,814	P	Ryan Allen, New England	60,229
C	David Andrews, New England	108,147	P	Pat McAfee, Indianapolis	58,699
K	Stephen Gostkowski, New England	160,502	ST	Joe Webb, Carolina	91,102
K	Justin Tucker, Baltimore	65,240	ST	Mattew Slater, New England	77,546
RS	Tyler Lockett, Seattle	85,538
RS	Danny Amendola, New England	65,576