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NEW ORLEANS QB DREW BREES TOPS PRO BOWL VOTING BY FANS
– Rosters to be announced Live on NFL Network’s Pro Bowl Special on Tuesday, December 18 at 8:00 PM ET –
New Orleans Saints quarterback DREW BREES received 1,270,631 total fan votes to lead all NFL players in balloting for the 2019 Pro Bowl presented by Verizon. Fan voting ended on Thursday, December 13.
Kansas City quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES (1,197,370 votes) ranked second overall, while New York Giants rookie running back SAQUON BARKLEY (987,562 votes), Los Angeles Rams running back TODD GURLEY (957,052 votes) and Rams quarterback JARED GOFF (838,561 votes) rounded out the top five.
Seven of the top 10 vote getters – Mahomes, Barkley, Goff, Dallas Cowboys running back EZEKIEL ELLIOTT, Pittsburgh Steelers running back JAMES CONNER, New Orleans Saints running back ALVIN KAMARA and Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver TYREEK HILL – are currently in their first, second or third NFL season. Additionally, nine first-or-second year players currently lead their conference in votes received at their respective positions.
Pro Bowl rosters will be announced on Tuesday, December 18 live on NFL Network’s Pro Bowl special “NFL Total Access: Pro Bowl Players Revealed” at 8:00 PM ET.
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. The NFL is the only sports league that combines voting by fans, coaches and players to determine its All-Star teams. NFL players and coaches cast their votes on Friday, December 14.
The 2019 Pro Bowl presented by Verizon, which kicks off at 3:00 PM ET, will be televised live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, Disney XD and simulcast on ABC – the second time the game will be available on both broadcast and cable networks, and the first time that the game is being televised on Disney XD.
Tickets to the game are on sale at NFL.com/ProBowlOnSale. New this year, tickets will also grant fans special benefits on gameday, including AFC & NFC seating sections, player red carpet viewing, special kid zone activities and postgame fireworks.
NFL PRO BOWL TOP-10 VOTE-GETTERS
POS. NAME TEAM VOTES QB Drew Brees New Orleans 1,270,631 QB Patrick Mahomes Kansas City 1,197,370 RB Saquon Barkley New York Giants 987,562 RB Todd Gurley Los Angeles Rams 957,052 QB Jared Goff Los Angeles Rams 838,561 RB Ezekiel Elliott Dallas 827,888 RB James Conner Pittsburgh 817,495 WR Antonio Brown Pittsburgh 778,630 RB Alvin Kamara New Orleans 776,846 WR Tyreek Hill Kansas City 753,981
AFC & NFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS BY POSITION
POS. CONF. NAME, TEAM VOTES POS. CONF. NAME, TEAM VOTES QB AFC Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City 1,197,370 DE AFC J.J. Watt, Houston 547,364 QB NFC Drew Brees, New Orleans 1,270,631 DE NFC Demarcus Lawrence, Dallas 362,135 RB AFC James Conner, Pittsburgh 817,495 DT AFC Geno Atkins, Cincinnati 309,980 RB NFC Saquon Barkley, NY Giants 987,562 DT NFC Aaron Donald, LA Rams 505,207 FB AFC Anthony Sherman, Kansas City 231,804 OLB AFC Von Miller, Denver 413,057 FB NFC Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco 564,873 OLB NFC Khalil Mack, Chicago 577,100 WR AFC Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh 778,630 ILB AFC Vince Williams, Pittsburgh 119,985 WR NFC Odell Beckham, Jr., NY Giants 688,760 ILB NFC Luke Kuechly, Carolina 350,604 TE AFC Travis Kelce, Kansas City 745,416 CB AFC Denzel Ward, Cleveland 362,185 TE NFC Zach Ertz, Philadelphia 648,992 CB NFC Kyle Fuller, Chicago 377,687 T AFC Alejandro Villanueva, Pittsburgh 276,378 SS AFC Jamal Adams, NY Jets 249,348 T NFC Terron Armstead, New Orleans 346,860 SS NFC Adrian Amos, Chicago 213,632 G AFC David DeCastro, Pittsburgh 334,644 FS AFC Derwin James, LA Chargers 165,153 G NFC Zack Martin, Dallas 379,700 FS NFC Eddie Jackson, Chicago 311,301 C AFC Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh 311,838 P AFC Britton Colquitt, Cleveland 179,390 C NFC Max Unger, New Orleans 339,631 P NFC Michael Dickson, Seattle 171,010 K AFC Adam Vinatieri, Indianapolis 161,752 ST AFC Roosevelt Nix, Pittsburgh 126,957 K NFC Wil Lutz, New Orleans 195,895 ST NFC Mark Nzeocha, San Francisco 183,150 RS AFC Tyreek Hill, Kansas City 243,384 RS NFC Tarik Cohen, Chicago 266,516
For the third consecutive year, Pro Bowl Week festivities will take place at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort and across the Orlando area, bringing free experiences and activities to fans as well as an extraordinary number of events focused on commemorating all levels of football – from youth to high school to the NFL's best. Some of the Pro Bowl Week events include: Pro Bowl Practices, Pro Bowl Skills Showdown, NFL FLAG Championships Powered By USA Football and Play Football Celebrity Flag Game.
More information about these and all of the events taking place during Pro Bowl Week is available at ProBowl.com.
Contacts: Jake Gellerman National Football League 212-450-2404 [email protected]
Sam Drexler National Football League 212-450-2495 [email protected]