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Pro Bowl rosters were announced at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday and Peyton Manning and Tom Brady will be headlining the AFC roster. Manning and Brady topped fan voting for the Pro Bowl and will be together on an AFC Pro Bowl roster for the sixth time in their careers. Manning edged out Brady for the starting job; it is the 12th Pro Bowl selection for Manning and the eighth for Brady. Manning returns to the Pro Bowl after missing all of last season with a neck injury, being released by the Colts and then signed by the Denver Broncos this past offseason. The third quarterback selected to the AFC roster was Matt Schaub.
Houston Texans running back Arian Foster made his third consecutive Pro Bowl, and his first as a starter. Foster is joined by seven of his teammates, including first-time selection defense end J.J. Watt. Houston had eight selections, which edges out the New England Patriots -- who had seven -- for the most Pro Bowl selections.
Full AFC Pro Bowl Roster (via NFL.com):
* - starter
| AFC | |
| Offense | |
| Position | Player(s) |
|---|---|
| Quarterback | *-Peyton Manning, Denver Tom Brady, New England Matt Schaub, Houston |
| Running back | *Arian Foster, Houston Jamaal Charles, Kansas City Ray Rice, Baltimore |
| Fullback | *-Vonta Leach, Baltimore |
| Wide receiver | *-A.J. Green, Cincinnati *-Andre Johnson, Houston Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis Wes Welker, New England |
| Tight end | *-Rob Gronkowski, New England Heath Miller, Pittsburgh |
| Tackle | *-Joe Thomas, Cleveland *-Duane Brown, Houston Ryan Clady, Denver |
| Guard | *-Logan Mankins, New England *-Marshal Yanda, Baltimore Wade Smith, Houston |
| Center | *-Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh Chris Myers, Houston |
| Defense | |
| Position | Player(s) |
| Defensive end | *-J.J. Watt, Houston *-Cameron Wake, Miami Elvis Dumervil, Denver |
| Interior linemen | *-Geno Atkins, Cincinnati *-Vince Wilfork, New England Haloti Ngata, Baltimore |
| Outside linebacker | *-Von Miller, Denver *-Tamba Hali, Kansas City Robert Mathis, Indianapolis |
| Inside/Middle linebacker | *-Jerod Mayo, New England Derrick Johnson, Kansas City |
| Cornerback | *-Champ Bailey, Denver *-Johnathan Joseph, Houston Antonio Cromartie, N.Y. Jets |
| Free safety | *-Ed Reed, Baltimore |
| Strong safety | *-Eric Berry, Kansas City LaRon Landry, N.Y. Jets |
| Special teams | |
| Position | Player(s) |
| Punter | Dustin Colquitt, Kansas City |
| Placekicker | Phil Dawson, Cleveland |
| Kick returner | Jacoby Jones, Baltimore |
| Special-teamer | Matthew Slater, New England |
| Long snapper | TBA |