Pittsburgh Steelers running back LE’VEON BELL received 855,539 total fan votes to lead all NFL players in balloting for the 2018 Pro Bowl, as announced on NFL Network. Fan voting ended on Thursday, December 14.
New England quarterback TOM BRADY (833,481 votes) ranked second overall, while Pittsburgh wide receiverANTONIO BROWN (832,446 votes), Philadelphia quarterback CARSON WENTZ (829,174 votes) and New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES (743,355 votes) rounded out the top five.
The 2018 Pro Bowl rosters will be revealed exclusively on Tuesday, December 19 live on NFL Network’s Pro Bowl special “NFL Total Access: Pro Bowl Players Revealed” at 8:00 PM ET. 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 cast their votes on Friday, December 15.
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.
The 2018 Pro Bowl, which kicks off at a new start time of 3:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 28, will be televised live from Camping World Stadium on ESPN and ESPN Deportes and simulcast on ABC.
Tickets to the game start at $45 and are on sale now at ProBowl.com. 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 |
RB |
Le’Veon Bell | Pittsburgh | 855,539 |
QB |
Tom Brady | New England | 833,481 |
WR |
Antonio Brown | Pittsburgh | 832,446 |
QB |
Carson Wentz | Philadelphia | 829,174 |
QB |
Drew Brees | New Orleans | 743,355 |
RB |
Todd Gurley | Los Angeles Rams | 693,697 |
QB |
Russell Wilson | Seattle | 651,592 |
QB |
Jared Goff | Los Angeles Rams | 571,656 |
TE |
Rob Gronkowski | New England | 551,058 |
RB |
Leonard Fournette | Jacksonville | 544,068 |
AFC & NFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS BY POSITION
AFC |
NFC |
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POS. |
NAME |
TEAM |
VOTES |
POS. |
NAME |
TEAM |
VOTES |
|
QB |
Tom Brady | New England | 833,481 |
QB |
Carson Wentz | Philadelphia | 829,174 | |
RB |
Le’Veon Bell | Pittsburgh | 855,539 |
RB |
Todd Gurley | LA Rams | 693,697 | |
FB |
Tommy Bohanon | Jacksonville | 139,297 |
FB |
Kyle Juszczyk | San Francisco | 361,196 | |
WR |
Antonio Brown | Pittsburgh | 832,446 |
WR |
Julio Jones | Atlanta | 541,571 | |
TE |
Rob Gronkowski | New England | 551,058 |
TE |
Zach Ertz | Philadelphia | 486,011 | |
T |
Alejandro Villanueva | Pittsburgh | 208,033 |
T |
Tyron Smith | Dallas | 211,690 | |
G |
David DeCastro | Pittsburgh | 253,504 |
G |
Zack Martin | Dallas | 220,566 | |
C |
Maurkice Pouncey | Pittsburgh | 242,409 |
C |
Travis Frederick | Dallas | 246,225 | |
DE |
Joey Bosa | LA Chargers | 406,873 |
DE |
Everson Griffen | Minnesota | 305,291 | |
DT |
Geno Atkins | Cincinnati | 289,919 |
DT |
Aaron Donald | LA Rams | 314,522 | |
OLB |
Von Miller | Denver | 248,278 |
OLB |
Chandler Jones | Arizona | 171,825 | |
ILB |
Ryan Shazier | Pittsburgh | 223,092 |
ILB |
Luke Kuechly | Carolina | 288,830 | |
CB |
A.J. Bouye | Jacksonville | 319,638 |
CB |
Xavier Rhodes | Minnesota | 222,137 | |
SS |
Micah Hyde | Buffalo | 128,993 |
SS |
Kam Chancellor | Seattle | 149,793 | |
FS |
Kevin Byard | Tennessee | 157,036 |
FS |
Earl Thomas | Seattle | 139,203 | |
K |
Stephen Gostkowski | New England | 153,573 |
K |
Greg Zuerlein | LA Rams | 170,738 | |
P |
Marquette King | Oakland | 156,548 |
P |
Johnny Hekker | LA Rams | 90,152 | |
RS |
Tyreek Hill | Kansas City | 149,530 |
RS |
Pharoh Cooper | LA Rams | 116,091 | |
ST |
Tyler Matakevich | Pittsburgh | 91,497 |
ST |
Budda Baker | Arizona | 96,595 | |
