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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/18/18

2019 PLAYERS ANNOUNCED

PRO BOWL WEEK CULMINATES WITH AFC-NFC MATCHUP AT IN ORLANDO ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 27

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 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 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 , Pro Football Hall of Famer and eight-time Pro Bowler , Pro Football Hall of Famer and eight-time Pro Bowler and nine-time Pro Bowler DEMARCUS WARE will serve as 2019 Pro Bowl Legends Captains.

Kelly () and Ware () 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 of the , MICHAEL DICKSON of Seattle, free safety of the Chargers, of Denver, guard of Indianapolis and 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 placed a league-best seven players on the Pro Bowl roster, while the , and 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- 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) , New England * , Indianapolis * , Kansas City , Kansas City , Los Angeles Chargers TACKLES (3) WIDE RECEIVERS (4) * Eric Fisher, Kansas City , Los Angeles Chargers , Tennessee , Alejandro Villanueva, Pittsburgh , Kansas City DeAndre Hopkins, Houston GUARDS (3) David DeCastro, Pittsburgh RUNNING BACKS (3) * Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis * James Conner, Pittsburgh , Baltimore , Los Angeles Chargers * Phillip Lindsay, Denver CENTERS (2) , Pittsburgh FULLBACK (1) , Los Angeles Chargers * , Kansas City

DEFENSE (18)

DEFENSIVE ENDS (3) INSIDE/MIDDLE (2) * , Cleveland * Benardrick McKinney, Houston , Los Angeles Chargers C.J. Mosley, Baltimore J.J. Watt, Houston (4) INTERIOR LINEMEN (3) , New England , Cincinnati * , Miami , Tennessee , Jacksonville , Pittsburgh * Denzel Ward, Cleveland

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (3) FREE SAFETIES (2) , Houston * Derwin James, Los Angeles Chargers * , Kansas City , Baltimore , Denver STRONG SAFETY (1) * ,

SPECIALISTS (4)

PUNTER (1) (1) , Tennessee * Andre Roberts, New York Jets

PLACEKICKER (1) SPECIAL TEAMER (1) * , New York Jets * , Los Angeles Chargers

NFC

OFFENSE (21)

QUARTERBACKS (3) TIGHT ENDS (2) , New Orleans , Philadelphia , * , San Francisco , Green Bay TACKLES (3) WIDE RECEIVERS (4) * , New Orleans , Green Bay , Dallas , Atlanta , Washington , Minnesota Michael Thomas, New Orleans GUARDS (3) , Philadelphia RUNNING BACKS (3) , Dallas * Saquon Barkley, New York Giants , Carolina , Dallas , Los Angeles Rams CENTERS (2) , Atlanta FULLBACK (1) , New Orleans , San Francisco

DEFENSE (18)

DEFENSIVE ENDS (3) INSIDE/MIDDLE LINEBACKERS (2) * , Minnesota , Carolina , New Orleans , Seattle Demarcus Lawrence, Dallas CORNERBACKS (4) INTERIOR LINEMEN (3) * , Chicago , Philadelphia * Byron Jones, Dallas , Los Angeles Rams , * , Chicago , Detroit

OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (3) FREE SAFETIES (2) Anthony Barr, Minnesota * , Chicago , Washington Harrison Smith, Minnesota , Chicago STRONG SAFETY (1) , New York Giants

SPECIALISTS (4)

PUNTER (1) RETURN SPECIALIST (1) * Michael Dickson, Seattle * , Chicago

PLACEKICKER (1) SPECIAL TEAMER (1) * , New York Giants * , Los Angeles Rams 2019 PRO BOWL PLAYERS BY CLUB

PLAYER POSITION PRO BOWLS

ARIZONA (1) Patrick Peterson Cornerback 8

ATLANTA (2) Julio Jones 6 Alex Mack Center 6

BALTIMORE (3) C.J. Mosley Inside/Middle 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 1 Denzel Ward Cornerback 1

DALLAS (5) Ezekiel Elliott Running Back 2 Byron Jones Cornerback 1 Demarcus Lawrence 2 Zack Martin Guard 5 Tyron Smith 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 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 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

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