2010 Pro Bowl: Pro Bowl Rosters and Players Announced

The 2010 Pro Bowl rosters were revealed on Tuesday for the newly formatted 2010 Pro Bowl. The 2010 Pro Bowl rosters have some very familiar faces, including Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. The 2010 AFC Pro Bowl starters have Tennessee running back Chris Johnson, Houston wide receiver Andre Johnson, and Indianapolis wide receiver Reggie Wayne leading the attack. Over on the NFC side of thing the offense is anchored by New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees, Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson, and wide receivers Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona) and DeSean Jackson (Philadelphia).

The Minnesota Vikings lead the way with the most players on the 2010 Pro Bowl rosters, with eight total players that includes five starters on offense and defense. Philadelphia, Dallas, and Indianapolis followed them up with six players on the 2010 Pro Bowl rosters. New Orleans, San Diego, and Baltimore each had five players of their own on the team. One shocking revelation was that the Cincinnati Bengals ended up with zero players, making them one of the six teams that have no players on the 2010 Pro Bowl rosters. For the first time in quite a few years the Seattle Seahawks had no players either, but they have been pretty terrible in 2009.

Brett Favre made yet another Pro Bowl roster, with this one being a back-up role to Drew Brees on the NFC roster. Tom Brady is also serving as a back-up on the AFC side of things, but one has to wonder where Ben Roethlisberger is in the selections. Where is Matt Schaub who leads the NFL in passing yards with 4,467 right now? Where is Thomas Jones, the star running back of the New York Jets who has 1,324 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns through the first 15 games of the 2009 season. It seems that quite a few good players were left off the rosters this year, but that isn't much different than years in the past. Maybe some of them will end up being replacements for injured players that choose not to play in the 2010 Pro Bowl.

The 2010 Pro Bowl will be played on January 31st, 2010, the week before the Super Bowl, in order to possibly draw more interest to the game this year. Maybe they will be successful in making the game worth something, because in the past it has just served as a nice vacation to the players that were selected.

Full 2010 Pro Bowl Rosters

AFC Offense

Quarterback * Peyton Manning, Indianapolis
Philip Rivers, San Diego
Tom Brady, New England

Running back * Chris Johnson, Tennessee
Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville
Ray Rice, Baltimore

Fullback * Le'Ron McClain, Baltimore

Wide receiver * Andre Johnson, Houston
* Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis
Brandon Marshall, Denver
Wes Welker, New England

Tight end * Dallas Clark, Indianapolis
Antonio Gates, San Diego

Tackle * Jake Long, Miami
* Ryan Clady, Denver
Joe Thomas, Cleveland

Guard * Logan Mankins, New England
* Alan Faneca, N.Y. Jets
Kris Dielman, San Diego

Center * Nick Mangold, N.Y. Jets
Jeff Saturday, Indianapolis

AFC Defense

Defensive end * Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis
* Robert Mathis, Indianapolis
Mario Williams, Houston

Interior linemen * Haloti Ngata, Baltimore
* Vince Wilfork, New England
Casey Hampton, Pittsburgh

Outside linebacker * Elvis Dumervil, Denver
* James Harrison, Pittsburgh
Brian Cushing, Houston

Inside/midde linebacker * Ray Lewis, Baltimore
DeMeco Ryans, Houston

Cornerback * Darrelle Revis, N.Y. Jets
* Nnamdi Asomugha, Oakland
Champ Bailey, Denver

Free safety * Ed Reed, Baltimore
Jairus Byrd, Buffalo

Strong safety * Brian Dawkins, Denver

AFC Special teams

Punter Shane Lechler, Oakland
Placekicker Nate Kaeding, San Diego
Kick returner Josh Cribbs, Cleveland
Special teamer Kassim Osgood, San Diego

NFC Offense

Quarterback * Drew Brees, New Orleans
Brett Favre, Minnesota
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay

Running back * Adrian Peterson, Minnesota
Steven Jackson, St. Louis
DeAngelo Williams, Carolina

Fullback * Leonard Weaver, Philadelphia

Wide receiver * Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona
* DeSean Jackson, Philadelphia
Miles Austin, Dallas
Sidney Rice, Minnesota

Tight end * Vernon Davis, San Francisco
Jason Witten, Dallas

Tackle * Jason Peters, Philadelphia
* Bryant McKinnie, Minnesota
Jonathan Stinchcomb, New Orleans

Guard * Steve Hutchinson, Minnesota
* Jahri Evans, New Orleans
Leonard Davis, Dallas

Center * Andre Gurode, Dallas
Shaun O'Hara, N.Y. Giants

NFC Defense

Defensive end * Jared Allen, Minnesota
* Julius Peppers, Carolina
Trent Cole, Philadelphia

Interior linemen * Kevin Williams, Minnesota
* Darnell Dockett, Arizona
Jay Ratliff, Dallas

Outside linebacker * DeMarcus Ware, Dallas
* Lance Briggs, Chicago
Brian Orakpo, Washington

Inside/midde linebacker * Patrick Willis, San Francisco
Jonathan Vilma, New Orleans

Cornerback * Charles Woodson, Green Bay
* Asante Samuel, Philadelphia
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Arizona

Free safety * Darren Sharper, New Orleans
Nick Collins, Green Bay

Strong safety * Adrian Wilson, Arizona

NFC Special teams

Punter Andy Lee, San Francisco
Placekicker David Akers, Philadelphia
Kick returner DeSean Jackson, Philadelphia
Special teamer Heath Farwell, Minnesota

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Full 2010 Pro Bowl Rosters