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ROSTERS ANNOUNCED FOR 2021 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 , 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 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 , , and – each placed a league-best seven players on the Pro Bowl roster.

Four of the selected to the Pro Bowl are under the age of 26 – Buffalo’s (24), Kansas City’s (25), ’s (23) and Houston’s (25) – the first time since the that four quarterbacks on the roster were under the age of 26. Green Bay’s was selected to his ninth Pro Bowl while Seattle’s 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 – of the and defensive of the 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 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: )

AFC

OFFENSE (21)

QUARTERBACKS (3) TIGHT ENDS (2) * Josh Allen, Buffalo , Kansas City Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City * , Las Vegas Deshaun Watson, Houston TACKLES (3) WIDE RECEIVERS (4) Orlando Brown, Baltimore , Chargers Eric Fisher, Kansas City * A.J. Brown, Tennessee , Houston * , Buffalo , Kansas City GUARDS (3) , Cleveland RUNNING BACKS (3) David DeCastro, , Cleveland , Indianapolis , Tennessee * , Las Vegas CENTERS (2) Ryan Kelly, Indianapolis FULLBACK (1) , Pittsburgh Patrick Ricard, Baltimore

DEFENSE (18)

DEFENSIVE ENDS (3) INSIDE/MIDDLE (2) , , Buffalo Frank Clark, Kansas City , Indianapolis , Cleveland (4) INTERIOR LINEMEN (3) , Miami , Baltimore , New England , Pittsburgh , Baltimore , Kansas City Tre’Davious White, Buffalo

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (3) FREE SAFETIES (2) * , Denver , Pittsburgh , Baltimore * Justin Simmons, Denver T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh STRONG SAFETY (1) , Kansas City

SPECIALISTS (5)

PUNTER (1) (1) * Jake Bailey, New England Andre Roberts, Buffalo

PLACEKICKER (1) SPECIAL TEAMER (1) , Baltimore , New England

LONG SNAPPER (1) , 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 * , Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay * T.J. Hockenson, Detroit Russell Wilson, Seattle TACKLES (3) WIDE RECEIVERS (4) , New Orleans , Green Bay , Green Bay DeAndre Hopkins, Arizona , San Francisco * Justin Jefferson, Minnesota * DK Metcalf, Seattle GUARDS (3) * , Green Bay RUNNING BACKS (3) , New Orleans , Minnesota , Washington * Aaron Jones, Green Bay , New Orleans CENTERS (2) , FULLBACK (1) * , Detroit , San Francisco

DEFENSE (18)

DEFENSIVE ENDS (3) INSIDE/MIDDLE LINEBACKERS (2) * , Philadelphia , Seattle , New Orleans * Fred Warner, San Francisco * Chase Young, Washington CORNERBACKS (4) INTERIOR LINEMEN (3) * , Green Bay , Philadelphia * , New York Giants , , New Orleans , , Los Angeles Rams

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (3) FREE SAFETIES (1) , Chicago * , Seattle Jason Pierre-Paul, Tampa Bay Za’Darius Smith, Green Bay STRONG SAFETY (2) , Seattle , Arizona

SPECIALISTS (5)

PUNTER (1) RETURN SPECIALIST (1) * Jack Fox, Detroit , Chicago

PLACEKICKER (1) SPECIAL TEAMER (1) * , Atlanta * , Seattle

LONG SNAPPER (1) * , 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 1

ATLANTA (2) Grady Jarrett Interior Lineman 2 Younghoe Koo Placekicker 1

BALTIMORE (7) Orlando Brown 2 Calais Campbell Interior Lineman 6 Morgan Cox Long Snapper 4 Marlon Humphrey 2 Matthew Judon Outside 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 2 Myles Garrett 2

DENVER (2) Bradley Chubb Outside Linebacker 1 Justin Simmons Free Safety 1

DETROIT (3) Jack Fox Punter 1 T.J. Hockenson 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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