NEW YORK The usual brands Tom Brady, Ray Lewis, Troy Polamalu, Tony Gonzalez are generally headed regarding Hawaii, blocking some sort of getaway towards Super Bowl.
Joining these folks at the Pro Bowl will be the not quite and so familiar, through Rob Gronkowski to Jimmy Graham, from Marshal Yanda for you to Earl Thomas.
The excitement will be equal, of your house eight-time invitee Ed Reed or even his Baltimore Ravens teammate, contributor Yanda.
"I am ecstatic, that is certainly actually the sole thing I might say," said Yanda, a back up at guard to help New England's Logan Mankins and Brian Water. "This is actually a great great honor, some thing in which I in no way genuinely expected. When I manufactured it towards NFL, I had been thus content to end up being on the team and also using throughout the actual league, and now, as a section of some sort of Pro Bowl group will be one thing incredibly special."
Or when good old fretting hand safety Reed put this Tuesday, "It will be an honor and also blessing. To visit once a personal injury recently plus for being voted by way of my personal friends along with fans is usually special."
There tend to be seven Ravens on the AFC squad, equaling the number of Green Bay Packers for your NFC. But they decided not to steer his or her conferences around voting simply by players, instructors along with fans.
Brady is one among tendencies Patriots as well as Patrick Willis probably nine 49ers to produce your Jan. 29 game.
"It's awesome," explained 49ers punter Andy Lee, one of three Bay Area kickers in making it. "I think everybody will be deserving. I believe some folks are usually deserving whom aren't going. Hopefully we won't be there, subsequently we will become within the Super Bowl."
Players that produce this Super Bowl are going to be changed within the Pro Bowl rosters.
Still, it's just a sunny, balmy consolation prize that will voyage to Honolulu.
"It's a nice honor," Texans running back Arian Foster said. "People this like watching the particular game, folks that like using this along with also instructors that have been around that for 20-some-odd many years . it is the largest compliment you can find throughout this league is if you're voted inside by means of people who understand your game. It's just simply fun."
Brady is actually among seven starters from New England (12-3). The some others tend to be receiver Wes Welker, limited finish Gronkowski, defensive fishing tackle Vince Wilfork, shielding ending Andre Carter, Waters and Logan Mankins. Special-teamer Matthew Slater will be the additional New England representative.
Linebacker Willis, protecting end Justin Smith, cornerback Carlos Rogers and tackle Joe Staley will certainly start for any NFC on the 49ers (12-3), who seem to possessed just Smith in addition to Willis help make this Pro Bowl very last year.
Green Bay's Rodgers will be the starting off NFC quarterback, insured through record-setting Drew Brees connected with New Orleans (12-3).
"It does have special significance, for the reason that when I was voted inside in 2009, I has been the third guy and I was incredibly fortunate for being voted in, along with got the chance for you to begin as a consequence of many traumas in addition to guys certainly not going," Rodgers said. "It's superb to be able to be voted inside as a starter, that means plenty to me and it is a special honor."
Four regarding the particular NFL's biggest headline designers the following period could not receive voted with by means of players, professional poker coaches and fans: Lions defensive handle Ndamukong Suh, Steelers linebacker James Harrison, Panthers rookie quarterback Cam Newton, and Denver quarterback Tim Tebow.
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