FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2019 Contact: Bob Glauber, PFWA President (
[email protected]) or Chris Pika, PFWA Director of Communications (678-908-4853;
[email protected]) FOUR PLAYERS FROM CHICAGO AND EIGHT REPEAT SELECTIONS LEAD 2018 PRO FOOTBALL WRITERS OF AMERICA ALL-NFL TEAM; ALL-AFC AND ALL-NFC TEAMS ALSO ANNOUNCED The Chicago Bears placed a league-high four players on the 2018 All-NFL team, chosen in voting conducted by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA). The Bears placed cornerback Kyle Fuller, outside linebacker Khalil Mack and safety Eddie Jackson on the defense and punt returner Tarik Cohen on special teams. The Kansas City Chiefs had three All-NFL selections as they placed quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce and tackle Mitchell Schwartz on the offense. The Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles and Seattle Seahawks each had two players on the All-NFL team. In all, 17 clubs are represented among the 28 players honored by the PFWA. A total of eight players were repeat selections from the PFWA’s 2017 All-NFL team. Philadelphia defensive tackle Fletcher Cox, Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald, Rams running back Todd Gurley, Houston wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, Philadelphia center Jason Kelce, Dallas guard Zack Martin, Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller and Seattle middle linebacker Bobby Wagner also received 2017 honors. Miller was named All-NFL for the fifth-consecutive season, the longest current streak among active players, while Donald and Martin were selected for the fourth-consecutive season. Wagner was named All-NFL for the third-straight season.