2018 Pro Bowl Balloting Update
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/29/17 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES QB CARSON WENTZ CONTINUES TO LEAD PRO BOWL VOTING BY FANS – Rosters to be announced Live on NFL Network’s Pro Bowl Special on Tuesday, December 19 at 8:00 PM ET – For the second consecutive week, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback CARSON WENTZ, with 422,491 total votes, leads all players in balloting for the 2018 Pro Bowl. New England quarterback TOM BRADY (370,379 votes) ranks second overall, while Pittsburgh running back LE’VEON BELL (360,129 votes), Pittsburgh wide receiver ANTONIO BROWN (349,199 votes) and New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES (323,231 votes) round out the top five. Fan voting for the 2018 Pro Bowl will continue online and on web-enabled mobile phones at www.NFL.com/probowlvote until Thursday, December 14. Fans may also vote for who they want to see on the 2018 Pro Bowl roster via Twitter through a Direct Message (DM) Voting Experience, which has never been done for an All-Star game before. Fans may participate via entry cards tweeted from all 32 team accounts or by directly visiting the @NFL profile page at Twitter.com/NFL. The entry cards will initiate a private “Direct Message” and enable fans to select a position group or search for a player or team to begin the voting process. During the final week of 2018 Pro Bowl voting – December 7-14 – fans will be able to vote directly on Twitter. To cast such a vote, fans should tweet the first and last name of the player, or the player’s official Twitter handle, along with the hashtag: #ProBowlVote. This method is in addition to the online ballot at NFL.com/ProBowlVote and the DM Voting Experience, which will both be available throughout the voting period. The 2018 Pro Bowl, which kicks off at a new start time of 3:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 28, will be televised live from Camping World Stadium on ESPN and ESPN Deportes and simulcast on ABC. Players for the game 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 selected to the Pro Bowl. NFL players and coaches will cast their votes on Friday, December 15. Pro Bowl rosters will be announced on Tuesday, December 19 live on NFL Network’s Pro Bowl special “NFL Total Access: Pro Bowl Players Revealed” at 8:00 PM ET. The NFL is the only sports league that combines voting by fans, coaches and players to determine its All-Star teams. It was also the first professional sports league to offer online all-star voting in 1995. Tickets to the game start at $45 and are on sale now at NFL.com/ProBowlOnSale. Last year’s sold- out event – the Pro Bowl’s first time in Orlando – featured a capacity crowd of more than 60,000. Fans may visit ProBowl.com for additional information on Pro Bowl Week, which features a variety of free, family-friendly events in Orlando. The Pro Bowl is an all-inclusive event for fans on gameday. Working with KultureCity, Camping World Stadium’s sensory-inclusive partner, the NFL will offer families who attend the 2018 Pro Bowl support, including sensory accessibility resources and two dedicated sensory rooms located in the stadium on gameday to enable them to enjoy the game with more confidence and comfort. NFL PRO BOWL TOP-10 VOTE-GETTERS POS. NAME TEAM VOTES QB Carson Wentz Philadelphia 422,491 QB Tom Brady New England 370,379 RB Le’Veon Bell Pittsburgh 360,129 WR Antonio Brown Pittsburgh 349,199 QB Drew Brees New Orleans 323,231 RB Todd Gurley Los Angeles Rams 321,388 RB Kareem Hunt Kansas City 291,786 QB Jared Goff Los Angeles Rams 279,700 QB Russell Wilson Seattle 276,373 TE Rob Gronkowski New England 252,734 AFC & NFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS BY POSITION* AFC NFC POS. NAME TEAM VOTES POS. NAME TEAM VOTES QB Tom Brady New England 370,379 QB Carson Wentz Philadelphia 422,491 RB Le’Veon Bell Pittsburgh 360,129 RB Todd Gurley LA Rams 321,388 FB Tommy Bohanon Jacksonville 66,145 FB Kyle Juszczyk San Francisco 170,987 WR Antonio Brown Pittsburgh 349,199 WR Adam Thielen Minnesota 199,431 TE Rob Gronkowski New England 252,734 TE Zach Ertz Philadelphia 238,809 T Alejandro Villanueva Pittsburgh 88,128 T Lane Johnson Philadelphia 106,181 G David DeCastro Pittsburgh 108,724 G Zack Martin Dallas 103,363 C Maurkice Pouncey Pittsburgh 99,575 C Jason Kelce Philadelphia 121,871 DE Joey Bosa LA Chargers 183,721 DE Everson Griffen Minnesota 142,144 DT Geno Atkins Cincinnati 133,580 DT Aaron Donald LA Rams 151,635 OLB Von Miller Denver 118,877 OLB Chandler Jones Arizona 77,461 ILB Ryan Shazier Pittsburgh 106,834 ILB Luke Kuechly Carolina 140,388 CB A.J. Bouye Jacksonville 143,102 CB Darius Slay Detroit 108,249 SS Micah Hyde Buffalo 61,548 SS Kam Chancellor Seattle 79,238 FS Kevin Byard Tennessee 76,052 FS Harrison Smith Minnesota 67,485 K Stephen Gostkowski New England 66,472 K Greg Zuerlein LA Rams 84,008 P Marquette King Oakland 79,200 P Johnny Hekker LA Rams 42,271 RS Tyreek Hill Kansas City 76,770 RS Pharoh Cooper LA Rams 56,779 ST Tyler Matakevich Pittsburgh 38,228 ST Kamu Grugier-Hill Philadelphia 47,346 *Totals reflect players currently on active rosters through Tuesday, November 28 # # # Contact: Jake Gellerman National Football League 212-450-2404 [email protected] .