NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS QB TOM BRADY TOPS
PRO BOWL VOTING BY FANS ON NFL.COM
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– 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
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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
