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ROSTERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2021 PRO BOWL PRESENTED BY VERIZON
PRO BOWL WEEK CULMINATES WITH CELEBRATION OF PLAYERS DURING PRO BOWL-THEMED SHOWS ON ESPN, ABC AND NFL NETWORK
The NFL today announced the AFC and NFC All-Stars for the 2021 Pro Bowl presented by Verizon, an all-new virtual Pro Bowl experience within Madden NFL 21. On January 31, the players will be celebrated during two Pro Bowl-themed shows airing on an ESPN/ABC simulcast from 3:00-5:00 PM ET, and on NFL Network from 5:00-6:00 PM ET.
Roster selections 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. The NFL is the only sports league that combines voting by fans, coaches and players to determine its All-Stars. It was also the first professional sports league to offer online All-Star voting in 1995.
Twenty-seven teams had at least one player selected to the 2021 Pro Bowl roster and 25 clubs had multiple players chosen as All-Stars. Four teams – the BALTIMORE RAVENS, GREEN BAY PACKERS, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS and SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – each placed a league-best seven players on the Pro Bowl roster.
Four of the quarterbacks selected to the Pro Bowl are under the age of 26 – Buffalo’s JOSH ALLEN (24), Kansas City’s PATRICK MAHOMES (25), Arizona’s KYLER MURRAY (23) and Houston’s DESHAUN WATSON (25) – the first time since the 2014 Pro Bowl that four quarterbacks on the roster were under the age of 26. Green Bay’s AARON RODGERS was selected to his ninth Pro Bowl while Seattle’s RUSSELL WILSON earned Pro Bowl honors for the eighth time in nine career seasons.
Twenty-six of the players selected to the Pro Bowl today are first-time All-Stars, including two rookies – wide receiver JUSTIN JEFFERSON of the Minnesota Vikings and defensive end CHASE YOUNG of the Washington Football Team.
As the NFL continues its collaboration with EA around the 2021 Pro Bowl, EA has launched the Video Game Numbers Challenge in Madden NFL 21 where fans have the chance to help get their favorite players onto the virtual Pro Bowl roster.
Football fans can add two of their favorite NFL players from 32 eligible stars to the Virtual 2021 NFL Pro Bowl through the Video Game Numbers Challenge in Madden NFL 21. Between December 22, 2020 and January 3, 2021, each touchdown scored by the 32 eligible players in Madden NFL 21 online Head-to-Head matchups, both ranked and unranked, will be counted and tallied with the top scoring AFC player and NFC player added to this year’s Virtual Pro Bowl rosters on January 4. The full list of 32 eligible players for the Video Game Numbers Challenge and other details can be found on http://ea.com/videogamenumbers.
2021 PRO BOWL PLAYERS BY POSITION (*First-time Pro Bowl selection; Bold/Italic: Starter)
AFC
OFFENSE (21)
QUARTERBACKS (3) TIGHT ENDS (2) * Josh Allen, Buffalo Travis Kelce, Kansas City Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City * Darren Waller, Las Vegas Deshaun Watson, Houston TACKLES (3) WIDE RECEIVERS (4) Orlando Brown, Baltimore Keenan Allen, Los Angeles Chargers Eric Fisher, Kansas City * A.J. Brown, Tennessee Laremy Tunsil, Houston * Stefon Diggs, Buffalo Tyreek Hill, Kansas City GUARDS (3) Joel Bitonio, Cleveland RUNNING BACKS (3) David DeCastro, Pittsburgh Nick Chubb, Cleveland Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis Derrick Henry, Tennessee * Josh Jacobs, Las Vegas CENTERS (2) Ryan Kelly, Indianapolis FULLBACK (1) Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh Patrick Ricard, Baltimore
DEFENSE (18)
DEFENSIVE ENDS (3) INSIDE/MIDDLE LINEBACKERS (2) Joey Bosa, Los Angeles Chargers Tremaine Edmunds, Buffalo Frank Clark, Kansas City Darius Leonard, Indianapolis Myles Garrett, Cleveland CORNERBACKS (4) INTERIOR LINEMEN (3) Xavien Howard, Miami Calais Campbell, Baltimore Stephon Gilmore, New England Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh Marlon Humphrey, Baltimore Chris Jones, Kansas City Tre’Davious White, Buffalo
OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (3) FREE SAFETIES (2) * Bradley Chubb, Denver Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Matthew Judon, Baltimore * Justin Simmons, Denver T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh STRONG SAFETY (1) Tyrann Mathieu, Kansas City
SPECIALISTS (5)
PUNTER (1) RETURN SPECIALIST (1) * Jake Bailey, New England Andre Roberts, Buffalo
PLACEKICKER (1) SPECIAL TEAMER (1) Justin Tucker, Baltimore Matthew Slater, New England
LONG SNAPPER (1) Morgan Cox, Baltimore
2021 PRO BOWL PLAYERS BY POSITION (*First-time Pro Bowl selection; Bold/Italic: Starter)
NFC
OFFENSE (21)
QUARTERBACKS (3) TIGHT ENDS (2) * Kyler Murray, Arizona * Evan Engram, New York Giants Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay * T.J. Hockenson, Detroit Russell Wilson, Seattle TACKLES (3) WIDE RECEIVERS (4) Terron Armstead, New Orleans Davante Adams, Green Bay David Bakhtiari, Green Bay DeAndre Hopkins, Arizona Trent Williams, San Francisco * Justin Jefferson, Minnesota * DK Metcalf, Seattle GUARDS (3) * Elgton Jenkins, Green Bay RUNNING BACKS (3) Andrus Peat, New Orleans Dalvin Cook, Minnesota Brandon Scherff, Washington * Aaron Jones, Green Bay Alvin Kamara, New Orleans CENTERS (2) Jason Kelce, Philadelphia FULLBACK (1) * Frank Ragnow, Detroit Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco
DEFENSE (18)
DEFENSIVE ENDS (3) INSIDE/MIDDLE LINEBACKERS (2) * Brandon Graham, Philadelphia Bobby Wagner, Seattle Cameron Jordan, New Orleans * Fred Warner, San Francisco * Chase Young, Washington CORNERBACKS (4) INTERIOR LINEMEN (3) * Jaire Alexander, Green Bay Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia * James Bradberry, New York Giants Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams Marshon Lattimore, New Orleans Grady Jarrett, Atlanta Jalen Ramsey, Los Angeles Rams
OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (3) FREE SAFETIES (1) Khalil Mack, Chicago * Quandre Diggs, Seattle Jason Pierre-Paul, Tampa Bay Za’Darius Smith, Green Bay STRONG SAFETY (2) Jamal Adams, Seattle Budda Baker, Arizona
SPECIALISTS (5)
PUNTER (1) RETURN SPECIALIST (1) * Jack Fox, Detroit Cordarrelle Patterson, Chicago
PLACEKICKER (1) SPECIAL TEAMER (1) * Younghoe Koo, Atlanta * Nick Bellore, Seattle
LONG SNAPPER (1) * Tyler Ott, Seattle 2021 PRO BOWL PLAYERS BY CLUB
PLAYER POSITION PRO BOWLS
ARIZONA (3) Budda Baker Strong Safety 3 DeAndre Hopkins Wide Receiver 5 Kyler Murray Quarterback 1
ATLANTA (2) Grady Jarrett Interior Lineman 2 Younghoe Koo Placekicker 1
BALTIMORE (7) Orlando Brown Tackle 2 Calais Campbell Interior Lineman 6 Morgan Cox Long Snapper 4 Marlon Humphrey Cornerback 2 Matthew Judon Outside Linebacker 2 Patrick Ricard Fullback 2 Justin Tucker Placekicker 4
BUFFALO (5) Josh Allen Quarterback 1 Stefon Diggs Wide Receiver 1 Tremaine Edmunds Inside/Middle Linebacker 2 Andre Roberts Return Specialist 3 Tre’Davious White Cornerback 2
CHICAGO (2) Khalil Mack Outside Linebacker 6 Cordarrelle Patterson Return Specialist 4
CLEVELAND (3) Joel Bitonio Guard 3 Nick Chubb Running Back 2 Myles Garrett Defensive End 2
DENVER (2) Bradley Chubb Outside Linebacker 1 Justin Simmons Free Safety 1
DETROIT (3) Jack Fox Punter 1 T.J. Hockenson Tight End 1 Frank Ragnow Center 1
GREEN BAY (7) Davante Adams Wide Receiver 4 Jaire Alexander Cornerback 1 David Bakhtiari Tackle 3 Elgton Jenkins Guard 1 Aaron Jones Running Back 1 Aaron Rodgers Quarterback 9 Za’Darius Smith Outside Linebacker 2
HOUSTON (2) Laremy Tunsil Tackle 2 Deshaun Watson Quarterback 3
INDIANAPOLIS (3) Ryan Kelly Center 2 Darius Leonard Inside/Middle Linebacker 2 Quenton Nelson Guard 3
KANSAS CITY (7) Frank Clark Defensive End 2 Eric Fisher Tackle 2 Tyreek Hill Wide Receiver 5 Chris Jones Interior Lineman 2 Travis Kelce Tight End 6 Patrick Mahomes Quarterback 3 Tyrann Mathieu Strong Safety 2
LAS VEGAS (2) Josh Jacobs Running Back 1 Darren Waller Tight End 1
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (2) Keenan Allen Wide Receiver 4 Joey Bosa Defensive End 3
LOS ANGELES RAMS (2) Aaron Donald Interior Lineman 7 Jalen Ramsey Cornerback 4
MIAMI (1) Xavien Howard Cornerback 2
MINNESOTA (2) Dalvin Cook Running Back 2 Justin Jefferson Wide Receiver 1
NEW ENGLAND (3) Jake Bailey Punter 1 Stephon Gilmore Cornerback 4 Matthew Slater Special Teamer 9
NEW ORLEANS (5) Terron Armstead Tackle 3 Cameron Jordan Defensive End 6 Alvin Kamara Running Back 4 Marshon Lattimore Cornerback 3 Andrus Peat Guard 3
NEW YORK GIANTS (2) James Bradberry Cornerback 1 Evan Engram Tight End 1
PHILADELPHIA (3) Fletcher Cox Interior Lineman 6 Brandon Graham Defensive End 1 Jason Kelce Center 4
PITTSBURGH (5) David DeCastro Guard 6 Minkah Fitzpatrick Free Safety 2 Cameron Heyward Interior Lineman 4 Maurkice Pouncey Center 9 T.J. Watt Outside Linebacker 3
SAN FRANCISCO (3) Kyle Juszczyk Fullback 5 Fred Warner Inside/Middle Linebacker 1 Trent Williams Tackle 8
SEATTLE (7) Jamal Adams Strong Safety 3 Nick Bellore Special Teamer 1 Quandre Diggs Free Safety 1 DK Metcalf Wide Receiver 1 Tyler Ott Long Snapper 1 Bobby Wagner Inside/Middle Linebacker 7 Russell Wilson Quarterback 8
TAMPA BAY (1) Jason Pierre-Paul Outside Linebacker 3
TENNESSEE (2) A.J. Brown Wide Receiver 1 Derrick Henry Running Back 2
WASHINGTON (2) Brandon Scherff Guard 4 Chase Young Defensive End 1
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