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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/5/16

DALLAS COWBOYS ROOKIE RB LEADS VOTING BY FANS

-- All-Stars to be announced on Pro Bowl Selection Show on NFL Network on Tuesday, December 20 --

Dallas Cowboys rookie EZEKIEL ELLIOTT, with 681,361 votes, leads all players in balloting for the , NFL.com announced today.

Dallas rookie (607,621 votes) ranks second overall, while quarterback (519,210 votes), Steelers (508,913 votes) and Oakland Raiders quarterback (500,770 votes) round out the top five.

Fan voting for the 2017 Pro Bowl will continue online and on web-enabled mobile phones at www.NFL.com/probowlvote until Tuesday, December 13. See official rules on how to vote at www.NFL.com/probowlvoterules.com. Fans may also vote for who they want to see on the 2017 Pro Bowl roster via social media by using #ProBowlVote and the player’s first and last name on and Instagram. On Facebook, fans may comment on any official Pro Bowl Vote post by the NFL or a club.

The Pro Bowl players 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 16. The NFL is the only sports league that combines voting by fans, coaches and players to determine its all-star teams. It was the first professional sports league to offer online all-star voting in 1995.

The Pro Bowl players will be announced on Tuesday, December 20 in a live primetime special on NFL Network.

The game will be played on Sunday, January 29, 2017 and simulcast live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes from Camping World Stadium in Orlando, . Fans may visit NFL.com/ProBowlOnSale to purchase game tickets.

The 2017 Pro Bowl will feature a return to the traditional AFC vs. NFC format following three years using a revised, "unconferenced" structure.

NFL ALL-STAR TOP-TEN VOTE-GETTERS

POS. NAME, TEAM VOTES RB Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas 681,361 QB Dak Prescott, Dallas 607,621 QB Tom Brady, New England 519,210 WR Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh 508,913 QB Derek Carr, Oakland 500,770 QB Matt Ryan, Atlanta 455,264 WR , Atlanta 438,112 WR Odell Beckham, Jr., New York Giants 429,728 RB David Johnson, Arizona 405,436 QB , New Orleans 403,802

AFC & NFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS BY POSITION

POS. CONF. NAME, TEAM VOTES POS. CONF. NAME, TEAM VOTES QB AFC Tom Brady, New England 519,210 DE AFC , Oakland 279,466 QB NFC Dak Prescott, Dallas 607,621 DE NFC Cliff Avril, Seattle 244,999 RB AFC DeMarco Murray, Tennessee 365,207 DT AFC , 184,749 RB NFC Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas 681,361 DT NFC , Los Angeles 178,222 FB AFC , Oakland 169,509 OLB AFC , Denver 238,755 FB NFC John Kuhn, New Orleans 198,442 OLB NFC Sean Lee, Dallas 166,579 WR AFC Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh 508,913 ILB AFC Zach Brown, Buffalo 106,464 WR NFC Julio Jones, Atlanta 438,112 ILB NFC , Carolina 230,068 TE AFC Martellus Bennett, New England 185,749 CB AFC , Kansas City 208,577 TE NFC Greg Olsen, Carolina 325,659 CB NFC Richard Sherman, Seattle 245,637 T AFC , Oakland 118,863 SS AFC , Kansas City 104,844 T NFC , Dallas 252,590 SS NFC Kam Chancellor, Seattle 145,163 G AFC , Oakland 118,666 FS AFC Reggie Nelson, Oakland 82,819 G NFC Josh Sitton, Chicago 233,416 FS NFC , Seattle 144,891 C AFC , Pittsburgh 128,053 P AFC Marquette King, Oakland 138,640 C NFC , Dallas 249,976 P NFC Chris Jones, Dallas 70,331 K AFC , Baltimore 128,682 ST AFC Lorenzo Alexander, Buffalo 68,677 K NFC Dan Bailey, Dallas 130,954 ST NFC , Minnesota 102,116 RS AFC Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh 90,568 RS NFC Tyler Lockett, Seattle 83,720 *Totals reflect players currently on active rosters only

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Contact: Jake Gellerman 212-450-2404 [email protected]