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Indianapolis Colts Qb Peyton Manning Leads Pro Bowl Charge with Two Weeks of Voting Remaining 43.5 Million Votes Cast on More T

Indianapolis Colts Qb Peyton Manning Leads Pro Bowl Charge with Two Weeks of Voting Remaining 43.5 Million Votes Cast on More T

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: 11/29/06 MATT HILL, NFL, 212-450-2080 [email protected]

DAVE MELLIN, Sprint, 720-840-4788 [email protected]

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS QB LEADS CHARGE WITH TWO WEEKS OF VOTING REMAINING

43.5 MILLION VOTES CAST ON MORE THAN 1,351,000 BALLOTS; WIRELESS VOTING UP NEARLY 200%

PEYTON MANNING AND RANK 1-2 IN SPRINT WIRELESS BALLOTING

PRESENTED BY SPRINT, VOTING CONTINUES ON NFL.COM, IN STADIUMS & VIA SPRINT AND NEXTEL WIRELESS

Indianapolis Colts PEYTON MANNING, with 721,342 votes, leads all NFL All-Stars in balloting for the , NFL.com announced today. Presented by Sprint, 2007 Pro Bowl voting will continue on NFL.com, in stadiums and via Sprint and Nextel wireless service through Friday, December 15.

There have been 43.5 million votes cast on NFL.com and via Sprint and Nextel wireless service using more than 1,351,000 ballots. Wireless voting is up 198% over this time last season.

San Diego Chargers LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON (625,067 votes) ranks second overall while, running back (552,577), quarterback DONOVAN MC NABB (469,510) and Indianapolis Colts (461,342) round out the top five.

The teams will be announced at 4 p.m. (ET) Tuesday, Dec. 19 on a special NFL Total Access 2007 Pro Bowl Selection Show on NFL Network. The Pro Bowl will be played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday, February 10 and televised by CBS.

In addition to casting ballots on NFL.com and in stadiums, fans can cast their Pro Bowl ballot by sending the text message “PRO” to 7777 from a phone with Sprint or Nextel wireless service to vote for their favorite players at select positions. Standard text messaging and data rates apply.

Fans who vote for their Pro Bowl players then will be able to enter for a chance to win a trip to the Pro Bowl in the 2007 NFL Pro Bowl Sweepstakes presented by Sprint. The Grand Prize includes an all- expense paid 5-day, 4-night trip for the winner and three friends to the Pro Bowl in Honolulu. In addition to air transportation, ground transportation, hotel accommodations and four game tickets, the winner and guests will experience an insider tour of the sidelines and locker room at Aloha Stadium. There is no purchase necessary to enter or win. See NFL.com for details.

The AFC and NFC All-Star squads are made up of the consensus votes of fans, players and coaches. Each group’s vote counts one-third towards determining the 43-man rosters that represent the Conference and National Football Conference in the Pro Bowl. NFL players and coaches will cast their votes Dec. 14-15.

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.

Listed below are the top 10 overall All-Star vote-getters and the players with the most votes at each position through November 28:

NFL ALL-STAR TOP-TEN VOTE-GETTERS

Pos. Name, Team Votes QB Peyton Manning, Colts 721,342 RB LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers 625,067 RB Tiki Barber, Giants 552,577 QB Donovan McNabb, Eagles 469,510 WR Marvin Harrison, Colts 461,342 QB Drew Brees, Saints 435,296 TE , Chargers 407,971 RB Larry Johnson 403,369 QB , Patriots 396,726 TE , Falcons 381,264

AFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS

Pos. Name, Team Votes Pos. Name, Team Votes QB Peyton Manning, Colts 721,342 DE Jason Taylor, Dolphins 184,997 RB LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers 625,067 IL John Henderson, Jaguars 110,137 FB , Chargers 338,456 OLB , Chargers 122,445 WR Marvin Harrison, Colts 461,342 ILB , Dolphins 144,888 TE Antonio Gates, Chargers 407,971 CB , Broncos 268,764 T , Ravens 117,862 SS , Steelers 197,448 G , Steelers 139,366 FS , Ravens 98,882 C Jeff Saturday, Colts 123,209 P , Raiders 150,797 K Nate Kaeding, Chargers 282,944 ST Larry Izzo, Patriots 60,477 KR , Chiefs 103,142

NFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS

Pos. Name, Team Votes Pos. Name, Team Votes QB Donovan McNabb, Eagles 469,510 DE , Panthers 244,474 RB Tiki Barber, Giants 552,577 IL , Bears 182,608 FB Mack Strong, Seahawks 248,678 OLB , Bears 166,637 WR , Rams 375,494 ILB , Bears 333,139 TE Alge Crumpler, Falcons 381,264 CB DeAngelo Hall, Falcons 214,500 T John Tait, 86,817 SS , Cowboys 177,041 G Steve Hutchinson, Vikings 119,007 FS , Eagles 100,493 C , Bears 188,117 P Mat McBriar, Cowboys 243,324 K , Bears 330,528 ST Brendon Ayanbadejo, Bears 111,453 KR , Bears 227,488

TOP 10 SPRINT WIRELESS VOTE-GETTERS

Pos. Name, Team QB Peyton Manning, Colts QB Drew Brees, Saints RB LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers RB Tiki Barber, Giants QB , Falcons QB , Bears QB Tom Brady, Patriots WR , Cowboys WR Marvin Harrison, Colts RB Larry Johnson, Chiefs

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