Voting for the 2012 Pro Bowl ended at the conclusion of the recent Monday Night Football game between the victorious San Francisco 49ers and losing Pittsburgh Steelers. A record 100 million votes were cast at NFL.com, and after the dust settled, there were an AFC leading seven players on the Baltimore Ravens who were the top vote-getters at their respective positions. The Green Bay Packers led the NFC and entire league with nine players topping their positions.
The Ravens who led their positions included Ray Lewis (ILB), Terrell Suggs (OLB), Haloti Ngata (DT), Ed Reed (FS), Brendon Ayanbadejo (ST), Vonta Leach (FB) and Michael Oher (T).
Hopefully, Ravens fans will have to miss seeing these guys in the game, which is being played the week between the AFC Championship Game and Super Bowl 46, since the teams in the big game will not be sending players to the Pro Bowl, which will be played in Hawaii on January 29, 2012. You can read more on the 2012 Pro Bowl at NFL.com/ProBowl, and check out the full NFL Press Release after the 'Jump.'
Congrats to our Ravens for earning these top honors!
MORE THAN 100 MILLION PRO BOWL VOTES CAST BY FANS
RODGERS IS TOP VOTE-GETTER
Teams to be Announced on Pro Bowl Selection Show December 27 on NFL Network
Green Bay Packers quarterback AARON RODGERS received 1,581,982 fan votes to lead all NFL All-Stars in balloting for the 2012 Pro Bowl, NFL.com announced today. Fan voting ended on Monday, December 19. A record 100.64 million votes were cast by fans this year.
The AFC and NFC All-Star squads are based on the consensus votes of fans, players and coaches. Each group’s vote counts one-third toward determining the 43-man rosters that represent the American Football Conference and National Football Conference in the Pro Bowl. NFL players and coaches will cast their votes on December 21-22.
The teams will be announced at 7:00 pm (ET) Tuesday, December 27 on a special NFL Total Access 2012 Pro Bowl Selection Show on NFL Network.
New England Patriots quarterback TOM BRADY (1,454,311 votes) leads all AFC players and finished second overall, while New Orleans Saints quarterback DREW BREES (1,188,893 votes), Detroit Lions wide receiver CALVIN JOHNSON (1,180,777 votes) and New England Patriots wide receiver WES WELKER (1,133,787 votes) rounded out the top five.
The 2012 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, January 29, 2012 and televised live on NBC at 7:00 pm (ET) from Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. Fans may purchase tickets at NFL.com/probowl.
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.
Listed below are the top 10 overall All-Star vote-getters and the players who finished with the most votes at each position:
NFL ALL-STAR TOP-TEN VOTE-GETTERS
Pos. |
Name, Team |
Votes |
QB |
Aaron Rodgers, Packers |
1,581,982 |
QB |
Tom Brady, Patriots |
1,454,311 |
QB |
Drew Brees, Saints |
1,188,893 |
WR |
Calvin Johnson, Lions |
1,180,777 |
WR |
Wes Welker, Patriots |
1,133,787 |
RB |
LeSean McCoy, Eagles |
962,824 |
TE |
Rob Gronkowski, Patriots |
936,886 |
QB |
Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers |
935,535 |
RB |
Adrian Peterson, Vikings |
925,554 |
WR |
Mike Wallace, Steelers |
923,073 |
AFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS BY POSITION
Pos. |
Name, Team |
Votes |
Pos. |
Name, Team |
Votes |
QB |
Tom Brady, Patriots |
1,454,311 |
DE |
Andre Carter, Patriots |
511,693 |
RB |
Arian Foster, Texans |
896,804 |
DT |
Haloti Ngata, Ravens |
592,603 |
FB |
Vonta Leach, Ravens |
149,801 |
OLB |
Terrell Suggs, Ravens |
546,851 |
WR |
Wes Welker, Patriots |
1,133,787 |
ILB |
Ray Lewis, Ravens |
413,222 |
TE |
Rob Gronkowski, Patriots |
936,886 |
CB |
Darrelle Revis, Jets |
561,986 |
T |
Michael Oher, Ravens |
327,644 |
SS |
Troy Polamalu, Steelers |
230,649 |
G |
Logan Mankins, Patriots |
337,844 |
FS |
Ed Reed, Ravens |
198,075 |
C |
Maurkice Pouncey, Steelers |
376,457 |
P |
Shane Lechler, Raiders |
228,782 |
K |
Sebastian Janikowski, Raiders |
244,512 |
ST |
Brendon Ayanbadejo, Ravens |
106,515 |
KR |
Joe McKnight, Jets |
140,926 |
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NFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS BY POSITION
Pos. |
Name, Team |
Votes |
Pos. |
Name, Team |
Votes |
QB |
Aaron Rodgers, Packers |
1,581,982 |
DE |
Jared Allen, Vikings |
784,527 |
RB |
LeSean McCoy, Eagles |
962,824 |
DT |
Justin Smith, 49ers |
525,578 |
FB |
John Kuhn, Packers |
322,260 |
OLB |
DeMarcus Ware, Cowboys |
581,554 |
WR |
Calvin Johnson, Lions |
1,180,777 |
ILB |
Patrick Willis, 49ers |
417,923 |
TE |
Jimmy Graham, Saints |
725,612 |
CB |
Charles Woodson, Packers |
763,198 |
T |
Chad Clifton, Packers |
392,106 |
SS |
Roman Harper, Saints |
147,542 |
G |
T.J. Lang, Packers |
327,740 |
FS |
Morgan Burnett, Packers |
223,292 |
C |
Scott Wells, Packers |
436,693 |
P |
Andy Lee, 49ers |
161,812 |
K |
Mason Crosby, Packers |
184,665 |
ST |
Jarrett Bush, Packers |
134,696 |
KR |
Devin Hester, Bears |
268,293 |
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