New England Patriots Qb Tom Brady Tops Pro Bowl Voting by Fans on Nfl.Com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/17/15
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS QB TOM BRADY TOPS PRO BOWL VOTING BY FANS ON NFL.COM
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New England Patriots quarterback TOM BRADY received 701,554 fan votes to lead all NFL All-Stars in balloting for the 2016 Pro Bowl, NFL.com announced today. Fan voting ended on Tuesday, December 15.
Carolina Panthers quarterback CAM NEWTON (701,086 votes) ranks second overall, while Cincinnati Bengals quarterback ANDY DALTON (525,638 votes), Arizona Cardinals quarterback CARSON PALMER (514,967 votes) and Green Bay Packers quarterback AARON RODGERS (510,374 votes) round out the top five on NFL.com.
The 2016 Pro Bowl players will be revealed exclusively on NFL Network on Tuesday, December 22 at 8:00 PM ET on NFL Network.
Players will later be assigned to teams through the Pro Bowl Draft, which will air on ESPN2 on Wednesday, January 27.
The 2016 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, January 31 and televised live on ESPN from Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. Tickets are on sale through ProBowl.com. Fans may also purchase individual game tickets through Ticketmaster by calling 1-800-745-3000. Tickets start as low as $30.
Special group ticket packages, including access to gameday and Pro Bowl practice experiences, are also available directly through the NFL. Fans can visit ProBowl.com or call 1-844-4PB-TKTS for more information.
The 2016 Pro Bowl will continue using the revised game format that debuted with the 2014 Pro Bowl, with NFL Legends captains having final say over Pro Bowl Draft decisions. The Pro Bowl will remain “unconferenced,” with several key playing rules changed. Players will be selected without regard to conference in voting by fans, coaches and players and later assigned to Pro Bowl teams via a fantasy football-style draft.
Four leading vote getters – comprised of two offensive and two defensive player captains – will be joined by two NFL.com fantasy football champions to draft players.
The fantasy football champion will have Hall of Fame help. Two Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receivers – MICHAEL IRVIN and JERRY RICE – will serve as NFL Legends captains for the 2016 Pro Bowl.
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 eligible for the Pro Bowl Draft.
NFL players and coaches will cast their votes on Friday, December 18. 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.
NFL ALL-STAR TOP-TEN VOTE-GETTERS
POS. NAME TEAM VOTES QB Tom Brady New England 701,554 QB Cam Newton Carolina 701,086 QB Andy Dalton Cincinnati 525,638 QB Carson Palmer Arizona 514,967 QB Aaron Rodgers Green Bay 510,374 TE Rob Gronkowski New England 509,251 WR Odell Beckham, Jr. New York Giants 502,241 WR Antonio Brown Pittsburgh 485,167 RB Devonta Freeman Atlanta 484,016 RB Adrian Peterson Minnesota 475,630
NFL LEADING VOTE-GETTERS BY POSITION
POS. NAME, TEAM VOTES POS. NAME, TEAM VOTES QB Tom Brady, New England 701,554 DE J.J. Watt, Houston 370,966 QB Cam Newton, Carolina 701,086 DE Chandler Jones, New England 258,486 RB Devonta Freeman, Atlanta 484,016 DT Geno Atkins, Cincinnati 289,684 RB Adrian Peterson, Minnesota 475,630 DT Kawann Short, Carolina 258,068 FB Mike Tolbert, Carolina 347,512 OLB Thomas Davis, Carolina 241,719 FB Marcel Reece, Oakland 303,853 OLB Von Miller, Denver 154,534 WR Odell Beckham, Jr., New York Giants 502,241 ILB Luke Kuechly, Carolina 282,162 WR Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh 485,167 ILB Clay Matthews, Green Bay 187,163 TE Rob Gronkowski, New England 509,251 CB Josh Norman, Carolina 320,597 TE Greg Olsen, Carolina 408,290 CB Darrelle Revis, New York Jets 220,859 T Andrew Whitworth, Cincinnati 175,639 SS Charles Woodson, Oakland 218,348 T Michael Oher, Carolina 159,702 SS Kam Chancellor, Seattle 163,859 G Trai Turner, Carolina 177,471 FS Kurt Coleman, Carolina 195,397 G Josh Sitton, Green Bay 176,715 FS Earl Thomas, Seattle 150,907 C Ryan Kalil, Carolina 230,833 P Pat McAfee, Indianapolis 84,660 C David Andrews, New England 145,812 P Ryan Allen, New England 83,676 K Stephen Gostkowski, New England 220,920 ST Joe Webb, Carolina 126,068 K Steven Hauschka, Seattle 97,762 ST Matthew Slater, New England 104,213 RS Tyler Lockett, Seattle 156,490 RS Danny Amendola, New England 87,168
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