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Philadelphia Eagles Qb Carson Wentz Leads Pro Bowl Voting by Fans FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/22/17 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES QB CARSON WENTZ LEADS PRO BOWL VOTING BY FANS – Rosters to be announced Live on NFL Network’s Pro Bowl Special on Tuesday, December 19 at 8:00 PM ET – Philadelphia Eagles quarterback CARSON WENTZ, with 273,367 votes, leads all players in balloting for the 2018 Pro Bowl. New England quarterback TOM BRADY (239,989 votes) ranks second overall, while Pittsburgh running back LE’VEON BELL (227,771 votes), Los Angeles Rams running back TODD GURLEY (215,687 votes) and Pittsburgh wide receiver ANTONIO BROWN (215,584 votes) round out the top five. Fan voting for the 2018 Pro Bowl will continue online and on web-enabled mobile phones at www.NFL.com/probowlvote until Thursday, December 14. Fans may also vote for who they want to see on the 2018 Pro Bowl roster via Twitter through a Direct Message (DM) Voting Experience, which has never been done for an All-Star game before. Fans may participate via entry cards tweeted from all 32 team accounts or by directly visiting the @NFL profile page at Twitter.com/NFL. The entry cards will initiate a private “Direct Message” and enable fans to select a position group or search for a player or team to begin the voting process. During the final week of 2018 Pro Bowl voting – December 7-14 – fans will be able to vote directly on Twitter. To cast such a vote, fans should tweet the first and last name of the player, or the player’s official Twitter handle, along with the hashtag: #ProBowlVote. This method is in addition to the online ballot at NFL.com/ProBowlVote and the DM Voting Experience, which will both be available throughout the voting period. The 2018 Pro Bowl, which kicks off at a new start time of 3:00 PM ET, will be televised live from Camping World Stadium on ESPN and ESPN Deportes and simulcast on ABC. Players for the game 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 selected to the Pro Bowl. NFL players and coaches will cast their votes on Friday, December 15. Pro Bowl rosters will be announced on Tuesday, December 19 live on NFL Network’s Pro Bowl special “NFL Total Access: Pro Bowl Players Revealed” at 8:00 PM ET. 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. Tickets to the game are on sale at NFL.com/ProBowlOnSale. Last year’s sold-out event – the Pro Bowl’s first time in Orlando – featured a capacity crowd of more than 60,000. Fans may visit ProBowl.com for additional information on Pro Bowl Week, which features a variety of free, family- friendly events in Orlando. The Pro Bowl is an all-inclusive event for fans on gameday. Working with KultureCity, Camping World Stadium’s sensory-inclusive partner, the NFL will offer families who attend the 2018 Pro Bowl support, including sensory accessibility resources and two dedicated sensory rooms located in the stadium on gameday to enable them to enjoy the game with more confidence and comfort. NFL PRO BOWL TOP-10 VOTE-GETTERS POS. NAME TEAM VOTES QB Carson Wentz Philadelphia 273,367 QB Tom Brady New England 239,989 RB Le’Veon Bell Pittsburgh 227,771 RB Todd Gurley Los Angeles Rams 215,687 WR Antonio Brown Pittsburgh 215,584 QB Drew Brees New Orleans 207,751 RB Kareem Hunt Kansas City 204,611 QB Jared Goff Los Angeles Rams 200,346 QB Russell Wilson Seattle 183,630 QB Alex Smith Kansas City 178,392 AFC & NFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS BY POSITION POS. CONF. NAME, TEAM VOTES POS. CONF. NAME, TEAM VOTES QB AFC Tom Brady, New England 239,989 DE AFC Joey Bosa, Los Angeles Chargers 117,480 QB NFC Carson Wentz, Philadelphia 273,367 DE NFC Everson Griffen, Minnesota 91,621 RB AFC Le’Veon Bell, Pittsburgh 227,771 DT AFC Geno Atkins, Cincinnati 88,126 RB NFC Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams 215,687 DT NFC Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams 102,194 FB AFC Tommy Bohanon, Jacksonville 44,564 OLB AFC Von Miller, Denver 80,781 FB NFC Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco 116,816 OLB NFC Chandler Jones, Arizona 50,206 WR AFC Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh 215,584 ILB AFC Ryan Shazier, Pittsburgh 61,088 WR NFC Julio Jones, Atlanta 124,556 ILB NFC Luke Kuechly, Carolina 101,135 TE AFC Rob Gronkowski, New England 168,663 CB AFC A.J. Bouye, Jacksonville 92,686 TE NFC Zach Ertz, Philadelphia 156,183 CB NFC Darius Slay, Detroit 72,588 T AFC Alejandro Villanueva, Pittsburgh 48,530 SS AFC Micah Hyde, Buffalo 40,321 T NFC Tyron Smith, Dallas 66,240 SS NFC Kam Chancellor, Seattle 58,899 G AFC David DeCastro, Pittsburgh 62,342 FS AFC Kevin Byard, Tennessee 49,354 G NFC Zack Martin, Dallas 70,732 FS NFC Harrison Smith, Minnesota 45,479 C AFC Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh 54,861 P AFC Marquette King, Oakland 52,847 C NFC Travis Frederick, Dallas 77,645 P NFC Johnny Hekker, Los Angeles Rams 30,383 K AFC Stephen Gostkowski, New England 36,258 ST AFC Tyler Matakevich, Pittsburgh 17,499 K NFC Greg Zuerlein, Los Angeles Rams 57,593 ST NFC Budda Baker, Arizona 29,129 RS AFC Tyreek Hill, Kansas City 55,329 RS NFC Pharoh Cooper, Los Angeles Rams 37,493 *Totals reflect players currently on active rosters through Tuesday, November 21 # # # Contact: Jake Gellerman National Football League 212-450-2404 [email protected] .
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