The 2014 Pro Bowl players will be revealed exclusively on NFL Network tonight at 9:00 PM ET on the "NFL Total Access Pro Bowl Players Revealed" show. Our very own Drew Brees currently ranks second overall in the voting. OFFICIAL NFL RELEASE NFL fans cast 80,272,816 votes to help determine the 2014 Pro Bowl players, a 16.4 percent increase from last season, NFL.com announced today. Denver Broncos quarterback PEYTON MANNING received 1,432,257 fan votes to lead all NFL players in balloting for the 2014 Pro Bowl. Fan voting ended on Thursday, December 26. The NFL All-Stars are determined by the consensus votes of fans, players and coaches. Each group's vote counts one-third toward determining the 86 Pro Bowl players who will be eligible for the first-ever Pro Bowl Draft. The 2014 Pro Bowl players will be revealed exclusively on NFL Network tonight at 9:00 PM ET on the "NFL Total Access Pro Bowl Players Revealed" show. The full list of 2014 Pro Bowl players will be also published on NFL.com at 9:00 PM ET. Players will later be assigned to teams through the Pro Bowl Draft, which will also air on NFL Network on Wednesday, January 22 at 8:00 PM ET. New Orleans Saints quarterback DREW BREES (1,206,000 votes) ranks second overall, while Kansas City Chiefs running back JAMAAL CHARLES (959,707 votes), Seattle Seahawks running back MARSHAWN LYNCH (931,563 votes), and Detroit Lions wide receiver CALVIN JOHNSON (928,790 votes) round out the top five on NFL.com. The 2014 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, January 26, 2014 and televised live on NBC at 7:00 PM ET from Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. For the first time ever, the Pro Bowl will be "unconferenced." Gone is the familiar AFC vs. NFC match-up that has existed since 1971. Instead, players will be selected without regard to conference in voting by fans, coaches and players. For example, the top six quarterbacks following voting will earn distinction as All-Stars, regardless of how many are from AFC or NFC teams. NFL players and coaches cast their votes on December 23-26. Two "need" players will be also chosen by each head coach and must be long snappers. 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. Tickets for the 2014 Pro Bowl are now on sale through www.ticketmaster.com. Fans may also call 1-800-745-3000 or visit the Aloha Stadium box office. NFL ALL-STAR TOP-TEN VOTE-GETTERS POS. NAME, TEAM VOTES QB Peyton Manning, Denver 1,432,257 QB Drew Brees, New Orleans 1,206,000 RB Jamaal Charles, Kansas City 959,707 RB Marshawn Lynch, Seattle 931,563 WR Calvin Johnson, Detroit 928,790 QB Russell Wilson, Seattle 864,686 RB Adrian Peterson, Minnesota 864,659 RB LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia 801,818 TE Jimmy Graham, New Orleans 800,347 QB Tom Brady, New England 702,930 NFL LEADING VOTE-GETTERS BY POSITION POS. NAME, TEAM VOTES POS. NAME, TEAM VOTES QB Peyton Manning, Denver 1,432,257 DE J.J. Watt, Houston 409,980 QB Drew Brees, New Orleans 1,206,000 DE Robert Quinn, St. Louis 371,675 RB Jamaal Charles, Kansas City 959,707 DT Marcell Dareus, Buffalo 326,111 RB Marshawn Lynch, Seattle 931,563 DT Jason Hatcher, Dallas 320,440 FB Mike Tolbert, Carolina 419,966 OLB Tamba Hali, Kansas City 331,721 FB Chris Ogbonnaya, Cleveland 289,073 OLB Robert Mathis, Indianapolis 320,220 WR Calvin Johnson, Detroit 928,790 ILB Kiko Alonso, Buffalo 381,299 WR A.J. Green, Cincinnati 702,699 ILB Luke Kuechly, Carolina 249,505 TE Jimmy Graham, New Orleans 800,347 CB Richard Sherman, Seattle 552,600 TE Julius Thomas, Denver 554,430 CB Aqib Talib, New England 368,478 T Branden Albert, Kansas City 237,329 SS Kam Chancellor, Seattle 197,393 T Joe Staley, San Francisco 213,850 SS Eric Berry, Kansas City 177,882 G Zane Beadles, Denver 239,610 FS Earl Thomas, Seattle 416,723 G Jeff Allen, Kansas City 196,503 FS Barry Church, Dallas 135,683 C Max Unger, Seattle 261,889 P Dustin Colquitt, Kansas City 178,568 C Manny Ramirez, Denver 240,218 P Jon Ryan, Seattle 109,854 K Stephen Gostkowski, New England 210,225 ST C.J. Spillman, San Francisco 140,988 K Steven Hauschka, Seattle 182,283 ST David Bruton, Denver 132,806 PR Devin Hester, Chicago 238,905 PR Trindon Holliday, Denver 186,001 Source: Continue reading...
