2018 Pro Bowl Legends Captains
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/15/17 www.twitter.com/NFL345 DERRICK BROOKS, WARRICK DUNN, JASON TAYLOR & LADAINIAN TOMLINSON NAMED 2018 PRO BOWL LEGENDS CAPTAINS NFL Network to Announce Team Rosters Live on Tuesday, December 19 at 8:00 PM ET Pro Football Hall of Famers DERRICK BROOKS, WARRICK DUNN, JASON TAYLOR, and LADAINIAN TOMLINSON will serve as 2018 Pro Bowl Legends Captains, the NFL announced today. The Pro Bowl will once again feature a match-up between the AFC and NFC, with each conference led by two Legends Captains – one offensive and one defensive. Tomlinson (offense) and Taylor (defense) will lead the AFC, while Dunn (offense) and Brooks (defense) will lead the NFC. The four Legends Captains, who were collectively selected to 25 Pro Bowls, will serve as mentors for the Pro Bowl players and be present on the sidelines on gameday. With a new start time of 3:00 PM ET, the Pro Bowl will be televised live on Sunday, January 28 from Orlando’s Camping World Stadium on ESPN and ESPN Deportes and simulcast on ABC. Tickets to the game start at $45 and are on sale now at ProBowl.com. Pro Bowl rosters will be revealed on Tuesday, December 19 at 8:00 PM ET live on NFL Network. DERRICK BROOKS: A member of the 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame class, Brooks was an 11- time Pro Bowl selection and Super Bowl champion (XXXVII) during his 14-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brooks, the 2000 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, never missed a game in his career and was the NFL’s 2002 Defensive Player of the Year.
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