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12-05-2002, 07:09 PM
Dec. 5, 2002) -- With more than 42 million votes cast by fans on NFL.com, Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre (771,562) continues to lead all NFL All-Stars in balloting for the 2003 Pro Bowl, the NFL announced.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Drew Bledsoe (628,288) ranks second overall, while Kansas City Chiefs running back Priest Holmes (609,149), Tampa Bay Buccaneers fullback Mike Alstott (553,559), and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez (545,414) round out the top five.
The balloting has totaled 42,587,117 votes and is on pace to break last year's record of 43 million total votes. Voting continues on NFL.com through Dec. 13. The squads will be announced Dec. 19 on the 2003 Pro Bowl Selection Show on ESPN.
This year's NFL Pro Bowl All-Star Game will be televised live on ABC-TV at 5:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. HT) on Feb. 2 and will be played in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The consensus ballots of NFL fans, players and coaches each count 1/3 towards determining the 43-man rosters that will represent the American and National conferences at Aloha Stadium. Players and coaches will vote on Dec. 16-17.
The NFL is the only professional sports league that combines voting by fans, players and coaches in determining its all-star teams. The NFL became the first professional sports league to offer online voting in 1995.
Fans may vote on the NFL's website, NFL.com, to help select the AFC and NFC All-Star Teams, sponsored by Motorola and RadioShack. Fans voting on NFL.com will also qualify to win a Pro Bowl prize package.
This season fans can also cast their Pro Bowl ballots through Dec. 1 at more than 7,200 RadioShack stores nationwide. RadioShack will offer shortened balloting, presented by Motorola, which will allow fans to quickly vote for their favorite players in the quarterback, running back, wide receiver, defensive end, outside linebacker and cornerback positions. More than 94 percent of Americans live or work within five minutes of a RadioShack store.
All fans voting at RadioShack will be entered to win an "All Access" pass to the Pro Bowl. The "All Access" pass offers one winner a trip for two to the Pro Bowl in Hawaii, including sideline access to practices, pregame and halftime courtesy of the NFL and Motorola. The winner will be announced Dec. 19, on the 2003 Pro Bowl Selection Show on ESPN.
Listed below are the top 10 offensive and defensive vote-getters, the top five rookie vote-getters and the players with the most votes at each position:
Pos. Name,---------- Team ---- Votes
QB Brett Favre,----- Packers ---771,562
QB Drew Bledsoe, --Bills------- 628,288
RB Priest Holmes, ---Chiefs---- 609,149
FB Mike Alstott, ------Buccaneers 553,559
TE Tony Gonzalez, ---Chiefs ---545,414
RB Marshall Faulk, ---Rams ----531,286
QB Rich Gannon, -----Raiders --525,137
RB Deuce McAllister,- Saints ---501,369
TE Bubba Franks, ----Packers -494,514
RB LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers 462,135
p.s. Brian Moorman leads all Punters!!!
Buffalo Bills quarterback Drew Bledsoe (628,288) ranks second overall, while Kansas City Chiefs running back Priest Holmes (609,149), Tampa Bay Buccaneers fullback Mike Alstott (553,559), and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez (545,414) round out the top five.
The balloting has totaled 42,587,117 votes and is on pace to break last year's record of 43 million total votes. Voting continues on NFL.com through Dec. 13. The squads will be announced Dec. 19 on the 2003 Pro Bowl Selection Show on ESPN.
This year's NFL Pro Bowl All-Star Game will be televised live on ABC-TV at 5:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. HT) on Feb. 2 and will be played in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The consensus ballots of NFL fans, players and coaches each count 1/3 towards determining the 43-man rosters that will represent the American and National conferences at Aloha Stadium. Players and coaches will vote on Dec. 16-17.
The NFL is the only professional sports league that combines voting by fans, players and coaches in determining its all-star teams. The NFL became the first professional sports league to offer online voting in 1995.
Fans may vote on the NFL's website, NFL.com, to help select the AFC and NFC All-Star Teams, sponsored by Motorola and RadioShack. Fans voting on NFL.com will also qualify to win a Pro Bowl prize package.
This season fans can also cast their Pro Bowl ballots through Dec. 1 at more than 7,200 RadioShack stores nationwide. RadioShack will offer shortened balloting, presented by Motorola, which will allow fans to quickly vote for their favorite players in the quarterback, running back, wide receiver, defensive end, outside linebacker and cornerback positions. More than 94 percent of Americans live or work within five minutes of a RadioShack store.
All fans voting at RadioShack will be entered to win an "All Access" pass to the Pro Bowl. The "All Access" pass offers one winner a trip for two to the Pro Bowl in Hawaii, including sideline access to practices, pregame and halftime courtesy of the NFL and Motorola. The winner will be announced Dec. 19, on the 2003 Pro Bowl Selection Show on ESPN.
Listed below are the top 10 offensive and defensive vote-getters, the top five rookie vote-getters and the players with the most votes at each position:
Pos. Name,---------- Team ---- Votes
QB Brett Favre,----- Packers ---771,562
QB Drew Bledsoe, --Bills------- 628,288
RB Priest Holmes, ---Chiefs---- 609,149
FB Mike Alstott, ------Buccaneers 553,559
TE Tony Gonzalez, ---Chiefs ---545,414
RB Marshall Faulk, ---Rams ----531,286
QB Rich Gannon, -----Raiders --525,137
RB Deuce McAllister,- Saints ---501,369
TE Bubba Franks, ----Packers -494,514
RB LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers 462,135
p.s. Brian Moorman leads all Punters!!!