Nfl All-Stars Take Center Stage in 2018 Pro Bowl
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/23/18 NFL ALL-STARS TAKE CENTER STAGE IN 2018 PRO BOWL -- Pro Bowl Kicks Off Super Bowl Week at 3PM EST on ESPN and ABC on Sunday, January 28 -- -- All-Stars Face Off in Skills Showdown Airing Thursday, January 25 at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN -- The 2018 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, January 28, at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium and will kick off at 3:00 PM ET and be televised live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes and simulcast on ABC. The Pro Bowl returns to Orlando for the second consecutive season, and will feature the league’s all-stars and Legends Captains taking part in youth activities and community events during a week-long celebration of the football community. Returning this year, the Pro Bowl Skills Showdown, pitting AFC and NFC All-Stars against each other in unique competitions, will air on Thursday, January 25 at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN. Each Skills Showdown team will feature a mix of quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, linemen, linebackers, defensive backs and kickers. Pro Football Hall of Famer and 11-time Pro Bowler DERRICK BROOKS, three-time Pro Bowler WARRICK DUNN, Pro Football Hall of Famer and six-time Pro Bowler JASON TAYLOR and Pro Football Hall of Famer and five-time Pro Bowler LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON will serve as 2018 Pro Bowl Legends Captains. Tomlinson (offense) and Taylor (defense) will lead the AFC, while Dunn (offense) and Brooks (defense) will direct 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. The 44-man Pro Bowl teams are comprised of 21 offensive and 18 defensive players plus five specialists, including a long snapper. MIKE TOMLIN and the coaches from the Pittsburgh Steelers will lead the AFC Pro Bowl team and SEAN PAYTON and the coaches from the New Orleans Saints will head the NFC squad. Ten players from the two teams participating in Super Bowl LII, the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS and PHILADELPHIA EAGLES, were selected to the original Pro Bowl roster: quarterback TOM BRADY, fullback JAMES DEVELIN, tight end ROB GRONKOWSKI and special teamer MATTHEW SLATER of the Patriots and guard BRANDON BROOKS, interior lineman FLETCHER COX, tight end ZACH ERTZ, strong safety MALCOLM JENKINS, tackle LANE JOHNSON and quarterback CARSON WENTZ of the Eagles. Safety DEVIN MC COURTY and tackle NATE SOLDER of the Patriots were also selected to the Pro Bowl as alternates. The Pro Bowl players were determined by the consensus votes of fans, players and coaches. The NFL is the only sports league that combines voting by fans, coaches and players to determine its all-star teams. In 1995, the NFL became the first professional sports league to offer online all-star voting. Under terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, each player on the winning Pro Bowl team receives $64,000, while each player on the losing squad earns $32,000. Tickets are on sale now at ProBowl.com. 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. FINAL 2018 PRO BOWL PLAYERS BY POSITION (*First-time Pro Bowl selection) AFC OFFENSE (21) QUARTERBACKS (3) TIGHT ENDS (2) Derek Carr, Oakland * Jack Doyle, Indianapolis Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Delanie Walker, Tennessee Alex Smith, Kansas City TACKLES (3) WIDE RECEIVERS (4) Taylor Lewan, Tennessee * Keenan Allen, Los Angeles Chargers Russell Okung, Los Angeles Chargers Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh * Alejandro Villanueva, Pittsburgh T.Y. Hilton, Indianapolis Jarvis Landry, Miami GUARDS (3) David DeCastro, Pittsburgh RUNNING BACKS (3) Richie Incognito, Buffalo Le’Veon Bell, Pittsburgh Kelechi Osemele, Oakland * Kareem Hunt, Kansas City LeSean McCoy, Buffalo CENTERS (2) Rodney Hudson, Oakland FULLBACK (1) Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh * Roosevelt Nix, Pittsburgh DEFENSE (18) DEFENSIVE ENDS (3) INSIDE/MIDDLE LINEBACKERS (2) * Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh C.J. Mosley, Baltimore * Melvin Ingram, Los Angeles Chargers * Joe Schobert, Cleveland * Yannick Ngakoue, Jacksonville CORNERBACKS (4) INTERIOR LINEMEN (3) * A.J. Bouye, Jacksonville Geno Atkins, Cincinnati Casey Hayward, Los Angeles Chargers Jurrell Casey, Tennessee * Jalen Ramsey, Jacksonville * Malik Jackson, Jacksonville Aqib Talib, Denver OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (3) FREE SAFETY (1) Von Miller, Denver Eric Weddle, Baltimore * Telvin Smith, Jacksonville Terrell Suggs, Baltimore STRONG SAFETIES (2) * Kevin Byard, Tennessee Reshad Jones, Miami SPECIALISTS (5) PUNTER (1) RETURN SPECIALIST (1) * Brett Kern, Tennessee Tyreek Hill, Kansas City PLACEKICKERS (1) SPECIAL TEAMER (1) * Chris Boswell, Pittsburgh * Brynden Trawick, Tennessee LONG SNAPPER (1) * Clark Harris, Cincinnati NFC OFFENSE (21) QUARTERBACKS (3) TIGHT ENDS (2) Drew Brees, New Orleans Kyle Rudolph, Minnesota * Jared Goff, Los Angeles Rams Jason Witten, Dallas Russell Wilson, Seattle TACKLES (3) WIDE RECEIVERS (4) Duane Brown, Seattle * Davante Adams, Green Bay Joe Staley, San Francisco Doug Baldwin, Seattle Andrew Whitworth, Los Angeles Rams * Adam Thielen, Minnesota * Michael Thomas, New Orleans GUARDS (3) T.J. Lang, Detroit RUNNING BACKS (3) Trai Turner, Carolina Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams * Larry Warford, New Orleans Mark Ingram, New Orleans * Alvin Kamara, New Orleans CENTERS (2) Travis Frederick, Dallas FULLBACK (1) Alex Mack, Atlanta Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco DEFENSE (18) DEFENSIVE ENDS (3) INSIDE/MIDDLE LINEBACKERS (2) Michael Bennett, Seattle * Kwon Alexander, Tampa Bay Cameron Jordan, New Orleans * Deion Jones, Atlanta * Demarcus Lawrence, Dallas CORNERBACKS (4) INTERIOR LINEMEN (3) * Marshon Lattimore, New Orleans * Mike Daniels, Green Bay Patrick Peterson, Arizona Linval Joseph, Minnesota Xavier Rhodes, Minnesota Gerald McCoy, Tampa Bay * Darius Slay, Detroit OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (3) FREE SAFETY (1) Thomas Davis, Carolina Earl Thomas, Seattle Chandler Jones, Arizona Ryan Kerrigan, Washington STRONG SAFETIES (2) * Keanu Neal, Atlanta Harrison Smith, Minnesota SPECIALISTS (5) PUNTER (1) RETURN SPECIALIST (1) Johnny Hekker, Los Angeles Rams * Pharoh Cooper, Los Angeles Rams PLACEKICKERS (1) SPECIAL TEAMER (1) * Graham Gano, Carolina * Budda Baker, Arizona LONG SNAPPER (1) Jake McQuaide, Los Angeles Rams FINAL 2018 PRO BOWL PLAYERS BY CLUB PLAYER POSITION PRO BOWLS ARIZONA (3) Budda Baker Special Teamer 1 Chandler Jones Outside Linebacker 2 Patrick Peterson Cornerback 7 ATLANTA (3) Deion Jones Inside/Middle Linebacker 1 Alex Mack Center 5 Keanu Neal Strong Safety 1 BALTIMORE (3) C.J. Mosley Inside/Middle Linebacker 3 Terrell Suggs Outside Linebacker 7 Eric Weddle Free Safety 5 BUFFALO (2) Richie Incognito Guard 4 LeSean McCoy Running Back 6 CAROLINA (3) Thomas Davis Outside Linebacker 3 Graham Gano Placekicker 1 Trai Turner Guard 3 CINCINNATI (2) Geno Atkins Interior Lineman 6 Clark Harris Long Snapper 1 CLEVELAND (1) Joe Schobert Inside/Middle Linebacker 1 DALLAS (3) Travis Frederick Center 4 Demarcus Lawrence Defensive End 1 Jason Witten Tight End 11 DENVER (2) Von Miller Outside Linebacker 6 Aqib Talib Cornerback 5 DETROIT (2) T.J. Lang Guard 2 Darius Slay Cornerback 1 GREEN BAY (2) Davante Adams Wide Receiver 1 Mike Daniels Interior Lineman 1 INDIANAPOLIS (2) Jack Doyle Tight End 1 T.Y. Hilton Wide Receiver 4 JACKSONVILLE (5) A.J. Bouye Cornerback 1 Malik Jackson Interior Lineman 1 Yannick Ngakoue Defensive End 1 Jalen Ramsey Cornerback 1 Telvin Smith Outside Linebacker 1 KANSAS CITY (3) Tyreek Hill Return Specialist 2 Kareem Hunt Running Back 1 Alex Smith Quarterback 3 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (4) Keenan Allen Wide Receiver 1 Casey Hayward Cornerback 2 Melvin Ingram Defensive End 1 Russell Okung Tackle 3 LOS ANGELES RAMS (6) Pharoh Cooper Return Specialist 1 Jared Goff Quarterback 1 Todd Gurley Running Back 2 Johnny Hekker Punter 4 Jake McQuaide Long Snapper 2 Andrew Whitworth Tackle 4 MIAMI (2) Reshad Jones Strong Safety 2 Jarvis Landry Wide Receiver 3 MINNESOTA (5) Linval Joseph Interior Lineman 3 Xavier Rhodes Cornerback 2 Kyle Rudolph Tight End 2 Harrison Smith Strong Safety 3 Adam Thielen Wide Receiver 1 NEW ORLEANS (7) Drew Brees Quarterback 11 Mark Ingram Running Back 2 Cameron Jordan Defensive End 3 Alvin Kamara Running Back 1 Marshon Lattimore Cornerback 1 Michael Thomas Wide Receiver 1 Larry Warford Guard 1 OAKLAND (3) Derek Carr Quarterback 3 Rodney Hudson Center 2 Kelechi Osemele Guard 2 PITTSBURGH (9) Le’Veon Bell Running Back 3 Chris Boswell Placekicker 1 Antonio Brown Wide Receiver 6 David DeCastro Guard 3 Cameron Heyward Defensive End 1 Roosevelt Nix Fullback 1 Maurkice Pouncey Center 5 Ben Roethlisberger Quarterback 6 Alejandro Villanueva Tackle 1 SAN FRANCISCO (2) Kyle Juszczyk Fullback 2 Joe Staley Tackle 6 SEATTLE (5) Doug Baldwin Wide Receiver 2 Michael Bennett Defensive End 3 Duane Brown Tackle 4 Earl Thomas Free Safety 6 Russell Wilson Quarterback 5 TAMPA BAY (2) Kwon Alexander Inside/Middle Linebacker 1 Gerald McCoy Interior Lineman 6 TENNESSEE (6) Kevin Byard Strong Safety 1 Jurrell Casey Interior Lineman 3 Brett Kern Punter 1 Taylor Lewan Tackle 2 Brynden Trawick Special Teamer 1 Delanie Walker Tight End 3 WASHINGTON (1) Ryan Kerrigan Outside Linebacker 3 # # # .