2019 Pro Bowl Players Announced
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/18/18 2019 PRO BOWL PLAYERS ANNOUNCED PRO BOWL WEEK CULMINATES WITH AFC-NFC MATCHUP AT CAMPING WORLD STADIUM IN ORLANDO ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 27 The NFL announced the AFC and NFC All-Stars for the 2019 Pro Bowl presented by Verizon, which kicks off at 3:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 27, and will be televised live on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, Disney XD and simulcast on ABC – the second time the game will be available on both broadcast and cable networks, and the first time that the game is being televised on Disney XD. 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 86 Pro Bowl selections announced today. Two additional “need” players will be chosen by each head coach and must be long snappers. 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. Pro Football Hall of Famer and five-time Pro Bowler JIM KELLY, Pro Football Hall of Famer and eight-time Pro Bowler EMMITT SMITH, Pro Football Hall of Famer and eight-time Pro Bowler BRIAN URLACHER and nine-time Pro Bowler DEMARCUS WARE will serve as 2019 Pro Bowl Legends Captains. Kelly (offense) and Ware (defense) will lead the AFC, while Smith (offense) and Urlacher (defense) will lead the NFC. The four Legends Captains, who were collectively selected to 30 Pro Bowls, will serve as mentors for the Pro Bowl players and be present on the sidelines on gameday. Twenty-nine of the players selected to the Pro Bowl today are first-time All-Stars, including six rookies – running back SAQUON BARKLEY of the New York Giants, punter MICHAEL DICKSON of Seattle, free safety DERWIN JAMES of the Los Angeles Chargers, running back PHILLIP LINDSAY of Denver, guard QUENTON NELSON of Indianapolis and cornerback DENZEL WARD of Cleveland. Twenty-nine teams had at least one player selected to the 2019 Pro Bowl and 24 clubs had multiple players chosen as All-Stars. The Los Angeles Chargers placed a league-best seven players on the Pro Bowl roster, while the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys and New Orleans Saints led the NFC with five players selected each. The 2019 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 $67,000, while each player on the losing squad earns $34,000. Tickets to the game are on sale at NFL.com/ProBowlOnSale. New this year, tickets will also grant fans special benefits on gameday, including AFC & NFC seating sections, player red carpet viewing, special kid zone activities and postgame fireworks. 2019 PRO BOWL PLAYERS BY POSITION (*First-time Pro Bowl selection; Bold/Italic: Starter) AFC OFFENSE (21) QUARTERBACKS (3) TIGHT ENDS (2) Tom Brady, New England * Eric Ebron, Indianapolis * Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Travis Kelce, Kansas City Philip Rivers, Los Angeles Chargers TACKLES (3) WIDE RECEIVERS (4) * Eric Fisher, Kansas City Keenan Allen, Los Angeles Chargers Taylor Lewan, Tennessee Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Alejandro Villanueva, Pittsburgh Tyreek Hill, Kansas City DeAndre Hopkins, Houston GUARDS (3) David DeCastro, Pittsburgh RUNNING BACKS (3) * Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis * James Conner, Pittsburgh Marshal Yanda, Baltimore Melvin Gordon, Los Angeles Chargers * Phillip Lindsay, Denver CENTERS (2) Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh FULLBACK (1) Mike Pouncey, Los Angeles Chargers * Anthony Sherman, Kansas City DEFENSE (18) DEFENSIVE ENDS (3) INSIDE/MIDDLE LINEBACKERS (2) * Myles Garrett, Cleveland * Benardrick McKinney, Houston Melvin Ingram, Los Angeles Chargers C.J. Mosley, Baltimore J.J. Watt, Houston CORNERBACKS (4) INTERIOR LINEMEN (3) Stephon Gilmore, New England Geno Atkins, Cincinnati * Xavien Howard, Miami Jurrell Casey, Tennessee Jalen Ramsey, Jacksonville Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh * Denzel Ward, Cleveland OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (3) FREE SAFETIES (2) Jadeveon Clowney, Houston * Derwin James, Los Angeles Chargers * Dee Ford, Kansas City Eric Weddle, Baltimore Von Miller, Denver STRONG SAFETY (1) * Jamal Adams, New York Jets SPECIALISTS (4) PUNTER (1) RETURN SPECIALIST (1) Brett Kern, Tennessee * Andre Roberts, New York Jets PLACEKICKER (1) SPECIAL TEAMER (1) * Jason Myers, New York Jets * Adrian Phillips, Los Angeles Chargers NFC OFFENSE (21) QUARTERBACKS (3) TIGHT ENDS (2) Drew Brees, New Orleans Zach Ertz, Philadelphia Jared Goff, Los Angeles Rams * George Kittle, San Francisco Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay TACKLES (3) WIDE RECEIVERS (4) * Terron Armstead, New Orleans Davante Adams, Green Bay Tyron Smith, Dallas Julio Jones, Atlanta Trent Williams, Washington Adam Thielen, Minnesota Michael Thomas, New Orleans GUARDS (3) Brandon Brooks, Philadelphia RUNNING BACKS (3) Zack Martin, Dallas * Saquon Barkley, New York Giants Trai Turner, Carolina Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams CENTERS (2) Alex Mack, Atlanta FULLBACK (1) Max Unger, New Orleans Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco DEFENSE (18) DEFENSIVE ENDS (3) INSIDE/MIDDLE LINEBACKERS (2) * Danielle Hunter, Minnesota Luke Kuechly, Carolina Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Bobby Wagner, Seattle Demarcus Lawrence, Dallas CORNERBACKS (4) INTERIOR LINEMEN (3) * Kyle Fuller, Chicago Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia * Byron Jones, Dallas Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams Patrick Peterson, Arizona * Akiem Hicks, Chicago Darius Slay, Detroit OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (3) FREE SAFETIES (2) Anthony Barr, Minnesota * Eddie Jackson, Chicago Ryan Kerrigan, Washington Harrison Smith, Minnesota Khalil Mack, Chicago STRONG SAFETY (1) Landon Collins, New York Giants SPECIALISTS (4) PUNTER (1) RETURN SPECIALIST (1) * Michael Dickson, Seattle * Tarik Cohen, Chicago PLACEKICKER (1) SPECIAL TEAMER (1) * Aldrick Rosas, New York Giants * Cory Littleton, Los Angeles Rams 2019 PRO BOWL PLAYERS BY CLUB PLAYER POSITION PRO BOWLS ARIZONA (1) Patrick Peterson Cornerback 8 ATLANTA (2) Julio Jones Wide Receiver 6 Alex Mack Center 6 BALTIMORE (3) C.J. Mosley Inside/Middle Linebacker 4 Eric Weddle Free Safety 6 Marshal Yanda Guard 7 CAROLINA (2) Luke Kuechly Inside/Middle Linebacker 6 Trai Turner Guard 4 CHICAGO (5) Tarik Cohen Return Specialist 1 Kyle Fuller Cornerback 1 Akiem Hicks Interior Lineman 1 Eddie Jackson Free Safety 1 Khalil Mack Outside Linebacker 4 CINCINNATI (1) Geno Atkins Interior Lineman 7 CLEVELAND (2) Myles Garrett Defensive End 1 Denzel Ward Cornerback 1 DALLAS (5) Ezekiel Elliott Running Back 2 Byron Jones Cornerback 1 Demarcus Lawrence Defensive End 2 Zack Martin Guard 5 Tyron Smith Tackle 6 DENVER (2) Phillip Lindsay Running Back 1 Von Miller Outside Linebacker 7 DETROIT (1) Darius Slay Cornerback 2 GREEN BAY (2) Davante Adams Wide Receiver 2 Aaron Rodgers Quarterback 7 HOUSTON (4) Jadeveon Clowney Outside Linebacker 3 DeAndre Hopkins Wide Receiver 3 Benardrick McKinney Inside/Middle Linebacker 1 J.J. Watt Defensive End 5 INDIANAPOLIS (2) Eric Ebron Tight End 1 Quenton Nelson Guard 1 JACKSONVILLE (1) Jalen Ramsey Cornerback 2 KANSAS CITY (6) Eric Fisher Tackle 1 Dee Ford Outside Linebacker 1 Tyreek Hill Wide Receiver 3 Travis Kelce Tight End 4 Patrick Mahomes Quarterback 1 Anthony Sherman Fullback 1 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (7) Keenan Allen Wide Receiver 2 Melvin Gordon Running Back 2 Melvin Ingram Defensive End 2 Derwin James Free Safety 1 Adrian Phillips Special Teamer 1 Mike Pouncey Center 4 Philip Rivers Quarterback 8 LOS ANGELES RAMS (4) Aaron Donald Interior Lineman 5 Jared Goff Quarterback 2 Todd Gurley Running Back 3 Cory Littleton Special Teamer 1 MIAMI (1) Xavien Howard Cornerback 1 MINNESOTA (4) Anthony Barr Outside Linebacker 4 Danielle Hunter Defensive End 1 Harrison Smith Free Safety 4 Adam Thielen Wide Receiver 2 NEW ENGLAND (2) Tom Brady Quarterback 14 Stephon Gilmore Cornerback 2 NEW ORLEANS (5) Terron Armstead Tackle 1 Drew Brees Quarterback 12 Cameron Jordan Defensive End 4 Michael Thomas Wide Receiver 2 Max Unger Center 3 NEW YORK GIANTS (3) Saquon Barkley Running Back 1 Landon Collins Strong Safety 3 Aldrick Rosas Placekicker 1 NEW YORK JETS (3) Jamal Adams Strong Safety 1 Jason Myers Placekicker 1 Andre Roberts Return Specialist 1 PHILADELPHIA (3) Brandon Brooks Guard 2 Fletcher Cox Interior Lineman 4 Zach Ertz Tight End 2 PITTSBURGH (6) Antonio Brown Wide Receiver 7 James Conner Running Back 1 David DeCastro Guard 4 Cameron Heyward Interior Lineman 2 Maurkice Pouncey Center 7 Alejandro Villanueva Tackle 2 SAN FRANCISCO (2) Kyle Juszczyk Fullback 3 George Kittle Tight End 1 SEATTLE (2) Michael Dickson Punter 1 Bobby Wagner Inside/Middle Linebacker 6 TENNESSEE (3) Jurrell Casey Interior Lineman 4 Brett Kern Punter 2 Taylor Lewan Tackle 3 WASHINGTON (2) Ryan Kerrigan Outside Linebacker 4 Trent Williams Tackle 7 # # # .