Ray Lewis In Rare Company For 13th Pro Bowl

by Bruce Raffel on Dec 28, 2011 4:00 PM EST

Baltimore Ravens LB Ray Lewis is completing his 16th NFL season and while he is not the player he once was, he still commands the respect of his teammates, opposing players and coaches, as well as his fans and the fans of other NFL teams around the league. The proof is in the pudding, as they say, and the pudding is Lewis' 13th Pro Bowl selection, tied for 2nd behind two old school players who garnered 14 in their Hall of Fame careers.

Lewis is one behind both Los Angeles Rams DT Merlin Olsen and Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans OL Bruce Mathews, who both received 14 Pro Bowl honors. Ray is tied with two other NFL greats with the 13 Pro Bowls, DE Reggie White, who played for both the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers, and WR Jerry Rice, who played for the San Francisco 49ers as well as the Oakland Raiders. See the full list of most Pro Bowl appearances at NFL.com.

Both of the guys Ray Lewis is tied for are considered the greatest to ever play their respective positions in NFL history. Ray will easily be in the debate about the linebacker position and one he finally decides his playing days are over, he will be virtually guaranteed to join them in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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I would gladly take out Ray Lewis and Ed Reed if it meant Webb could get a spot.

Flacco has to trust his receivers to make catches, but shouldn’t throw towards coverage. He needs to attack deep more often, but shouldn’t hold onto the ball so long. He needs to show more awareness in the pocket and move to extend plays, but nothing good comes of him leaving the pocket. He should run with the ball if nobody’s open, but he definitely can’t run with the ball.

Flacco should have the awareness of Roethlisberger, the elusiveness of Vick, the control of the offense of Manning, the leadership of Brady, the accuracy of Brees, and the arm strength of … Flacco? - Ampallang

by Mr MaLoR on Dec 28, 2011 4:14 PM EST reply actions

Seconded.

by neptunerav on Dec 28, 2011 5:41 PM EST up reply actions

They’ve been to so many already, that I wouldn’t he surprised if they decided not to attend. A lot of players have been doing that the last couple of years.

by StuckInUtah on Dec 28, 2011 5:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions