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FOR USE AS DESIRED 12/17/19 http://twitter.com/NFL345

2020 PLAYERS ANNOUNCED

PRO BOWL WEEK CULMINATES WITH AFC-NFC MATCHUP AT IN ORLANDO ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 26

The NFL announced the AFC and NFC All-Stars for the presented by Verizon, which kicks off at 3:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 26, and will be televised live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and simulcast on ABC and Disney XD – the third time the game will be available on both broadcast and cable networks.

The Pro Bowl players were determined by the consensus votes of fans, players and coaches. Each group’s vote counted one-third toward determining the 88 All-Star players who were 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. It was also the first professional sports league to offer online All-Star voting in 1995.

Thirty teams had at least one player selected to the 2020 Pro Bowl and 24 clubs had multiple players chosen as All-Stars. The , including second-year , placed a league-best 12 players on the Pro Bowl roster, while the led the NFC with seven players selected. The 2019 Ravens join the 2007 (13 players) and 1973 (12) as the only teams to have at least 12 players selected to the Pro Bowl since 1970.

Twenty-five of the players selected to the Pro Bowl today are first-time All-Stars, including three rookies – defensive of the , of the and return specialist of the New Orleans Saints.

The 2020 Pro Bowl coaching staffs will be from the losing teams in the AFC and NFC Divisional playoffs with the best regular-season records.

Under terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, each player on the winning Pro Bowl team receives $70,000, while each player on the losing squad earns $35,000.

Pro Bowl tickets start at just $45 and are on sale at NFL.com/ProBowlOnSale. Get Access to Awesome as fans in attendance can watch and cheer on the Pro Bowl players as they enter the stadium on the Pro Bowl Red Carpet, bringing them closer than ever to the NFL's All-Stars. Concession deals and "Kid Zone" activities will be available inside the stadium. Additionally, fans will be able to enjoy post-game fireworks to conclude the celebration. 2020 PRO BOWL PLAYERS BY POSITION (*First-time Pro Bowl selection; Bold/Italic: Starter)

AFC

OFFENSE (21)

QUARTERBACKS (3) TIGHT ENDS (2) * Lamar Jackson, Baltimore * Mark Andrews, Baltimore , Kansas City , Kansas City , Houston TACKLES (3) WIDE RECEIVERS (4) * , Oakland , * , Baltimore , Kansas City * , Houston DeAndre Hopkins, Houston , Cleveland GUARDS (3) David DeCastro, RUNNING BACKS (3) , Indianapolis * , Cleveland , Baltimore * , Tennessee Mark Ingram, Baltimore CENTERS (2) , Oakland FULLBACK (1) , Pittsburgh * Patrick Ricard, Baltimore

DEFENSE (18)

DEFENSIVE ENDS (3) INSIDE/MIDDLE (2) , Los Angeles Chargers Dont’a Hightower, New England , Jacksonville * , Indianapolis * Frank Clark, Kansas City (4) INTERIOR LINEMEN (3) , New England , * , Baltimore , Pittsburgh , Baltimore * , Kansas City * Tre’Davious White, Buffalo

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (3) FREE SAFETIES (2) * , Baltimore * , Pittsburgh , Denver , Baltimore T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh STRONG SAFETY (1) ,

SPECIALISTS (5)

PUNTER (1) RETURN SPECIALIST (1) , Tennessee * Mecole Hardman, Kansas City

PLACEKICKER (1) SPECIAL TEAMER (1) , Baltimore , New England

LONG SNAPPER (1) , Baltimore

2020 PRO BOWL PLAYERS BY POSITION (*First-time Pro Bowl selection; Bold/Italic: Starter)

NFC

OFFENSE (21)

QUARTERBACKS (3) TIGHT ENDS (2) , New Orleans , Philadelphia , Green Bay , San Francisco , Seattle TACKLES (3) WIDE RECEIVERS (4) , New Orleans Mike Evans, Tampa Bay , Green Bay * , Tampa Bay , Dallas , Michael Thomas, New Orleans GUARDS (3) , Philadelphia RUNNING BACKS (3) , Dallas * , Minnesota , Washington , Dallas * Christian McCaffrey, Carolina CENTERS (2) , Dallas FULLBACK (1) , Philadelphia , San Francisco

DEFENSE (18)

DEFENSIVE ENDS (3) INSIDE/MIDDLE LINEBACKERS (2) * Nick Bosa, San Francisco , Carolina , Minnesota , Seattle , New Orleans CORNERBACKS (4) INTERIOR LINEMEN (3) , New Orleans , Philadelphia , , Los Angeles Rams Richard Sherman, San Francisco * , Atlanta , Detroit

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (3) FREE SAFETIES (2) * , Tampa Bay , Arizona , Arizona , Chicago , Chicago STRONG SAFETY (1) Harrison Smith, Minnesota

SPECIALISTS (5)

PUNTER (1) RETURN SPECIALIST (1) * , Washington * Deonte Harris, New Orleans

PLACEKICKER (1) SPECIAL TEAMER (1) * , New Orleans , Chicago

LONG SNAPPER (1) * , Philadelphia 2020 PRO BOWL PLAYERS BY CLUB

PLAYER POSITION PRO BOWLS

ARIZONA (2) Budda Baker Free Safety 2 Chandler Jones Outside 3

ATLANTA (2) Grady Jarrett Interior Lineman 1 Julio Jones 7

BALTIMORE (12) Mark Andrews 1 Morgan Cox Long Snapper 3 Marlon Humphrey 1 Mark Ingram Running 3 Lamar Jackson Quarterback 1 Matthew Judon Outside Linebacker 1 Marcus Peters Cornerback 3 Patrick Ricard Fullback 1 Ronnie Stanley 1 Earl Thomas Free Safety 7 Justin Tucker Placekicker 3 Marshal Yanda Guard 8

BUFFALO (1) Tre’Davious White Cornerback 1

CAROLINA (2) Luke Kuechly Inside/Middle Linebacker 7 Christian McCaffrey 1

CHICAGO (3) Eddie Jackson Free Safety 2 Khalil Mack Outside Linebacker 5 Cordarrelle Patterson Special Teamer 3

CINCINNATI (1) Geno Atkins Interior Lineman 8

CLEVELAND (2) Nick Chubb Running Back 1 Jarvis Landry Wide Receiver 5

DALLAS (4) Ezekiel Elliott Running Back 3 Travis Frederick Center 5 Zack Martin Guard 6 Tyron Smith Tackle 7

DENVER (1) Von Miller Outside Linebacker 8

DETROIT (1) Darius Slay Cornerback 3

GREEN BAY (2) David Bakhtiari Tackle 2 Aaron Rodgers Quarterback 8

HOUSTON (3) DeAndre Hopkins Wide Receiver 4 Laremy Tunsil Tackle 1 Deshaun Watson Quarterback 2

INDIANAPOLIS (2) Darius Leonard Inside/Middle Linebacker 1 Quenton Nelson Guard 2

JACKSONVILLE (1) Calais Campbell 5

KANSAS CITY (6) Frank Clark Defensive End 1 Mecole Hardman Return Specialist 1 Tyreek Hill Wide Receiver 4 Chris Jones Interior Lineman 1 Travis Kelce Tight End 5 Patrick Mahomes Quarterback 2

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (2) Keenan Allen Wide Receiver 3 Joey Bosa Defensive End 2

LOS ANGELES RAMS (2) Aaron Donald Interior Lineman 6 Jalen Ramsey Cornerback 3

MINNESOTA (3) Dalvin Cook Running Back 1 Danielle Hunter Defensive End 2 Harrison Smith Strong Safety 5

NEW ENGLAND (3) Stephon Gilmore Cornerback 3 Dont’a Hightower Inside/Middle Linebacker 2 Matthew Slater Special Teamer 8

NEW ORLEANS (7) Terron Armstead Tackle 2 Drew Brees Quarterback 13 Deonte Harris Return Specialist 1 Cameron Jordan Defensive End 5 Marshon Lattimore Cornerback 2 Wil Lutz Placekicker 1 Michael Thomas Wide Receiver 3

NEW YORK JETS (1) Jamal Adams Strong Safety 2

OAKLAND (2) Trent Brown Tackle 1 Rodney Hudson Center 3

PHILADELPHIA (5) Brandon Brooks Guard 3 Fletcher Cox Interior Lineman 5 Zach Ertz Tight End 3 Jason Kelce Center 3 Rick Lovato Long Snapper 1

PITTSBURGH (5) David DeCastro Guard 5 Minkah Fitzpatrick Free Safety 1 Cameron Heyward Interior Lineman 3 Maurkice Pouncey Center 8 T.J. Watt Outside Linebacker 2

SAN FRANCISCO (4) Nick Bosa Defensive End 1 Kyle Juszczyk Fullback 4 George Kittle Tight End 2 Richard Sherman Cornerback 5

SEATTLE (2) Bobby Wagner Inside/Middle Linebacker 7 Russell Wilson Quarterback 7

TAMPA BAY (3) Shaquil Barrett Outside Linebacker 1 Mike Evans Wide Receiver 3 Chris Godwin Wide Receiver 1

TENNESSEE (2) Derrick Henry Running Back 1 Brett Kern Punter 3

WASHINGTON (2) Brandon Scherff Guard 3 Tress Way Punter 1

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