The Jacksonville Jaguars placed an NFL-high seven players on the American Football Conference all-star squad that will meet the National Football Conference all-stars in the 2000 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, the NFL announced today.

The Pro Bowl -- the 50th in the format that began in Los Angeles in 1951 – will be played for the 21st consecutive year at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sunday, February 6 at 12:30 PM HT. It will be broadcast live at 5:30 PM ET by ABC-TV and CBS Radio.

The Baltimore Ravens will send five players to the game, with the Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans sending four apiece. Eighteen AFC players were selected to the Pro Bowl for the first time.

The 42-man AFC squad is comprised of 21 offensive and 17 defensive players plus four specialists. A 43rd "need" player will be chosen by the AFC head coach and must be a linebacker or defensive end.

The NFL is the only professional sports league that combines voting by fans, coaches and players in determining its all-star teams. The consensus vote of fans counted as one-third of the total. Each team had two equal votes -- those of the coach and the players with no one permitted to vote for a player on his own team.

Three quarterbacks are named to each Pro Bowl squad. This year’s starting AFC quarterback is PEYTON MANNING of the Indianapolis Colts. Manning leads the AFC with a 92.4 passer rating and 26 touchdown passes. Manning becomes the fourth-youngest quarterback since 1970 to be selected for his first Pro Bowl (23 years, 10 months, 13 days old on Pro Bowl game day). Reserves are MARK BRUNELL of the Jacksonville Jaguars, his third selection, and first-time Pro Bowl choice RICH GANNON of the Oakland Raiders.

Starting along with Manning in the AFC backfield will be rookie teammate EDGERRIN JAMES, who leads the AFC with 1,400 rushing yards and 14 total touchdowns. James is the first rookie running back selected as the starter since former Colt MARSHALL FAULK in 1995. Buffalo Bills fullback SAM GASH is the other backfield starter. Gash is the only running back with no carries to be voted to the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl since 1970. EDDIE GEORGE of the Tennessee Titans and first-time selection COREY DILLON of the Cincinnati Bengals are the reserve running backs. George ranks second in the AFC with 1,591 scrimmage yards and had a 1999 league game-high 199 rushing yards on December 9.

Starting at wide receiver are NFL receiving-yardage leader MARVIN HARRISON of the Indianapolis Colts (1,474) and NFL receptions leader JIMMY SMITH (98) of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Harrison is a first-time Pro Bowler while Smith makes his third consecutive trip. KEYSHAWN JOHNSON of the New York Jets and TIM BROWN of the Oakland Raiders are the reserve wide receivers.

The Colts have an AFC-high three offensive starters. In addition, Harrison, James and Manning were the only AFC players selected as a unanimous choice by coaches, fans and players (MARSHALL FAULK and KURT WARNER of the St. Louis Rams were the NFC’s unanimous selections).

Joining Brunell and Smith from the Jaguars are starting tackle TONY BOSELLI, who has been selected in each of the past four years, starting free safety CARNELL LAKE, a five-time selection, and three first-time Pro Bowlers – starting defensive end TONY BRACKENS, starting outside linebacker KEVIN HARDY and reserve tackle LEON SEARCY. Jacksonville’s five starters tie Tampa Bay for second-most in the NFL behind St. Louis, which has six.

Among Baltimore’s five selections are starters JONATHAN OGDEN at tackle, PETER BOULWARE at outside linebacker, RAY LEWIS at inside linebacker, and reserves MICHAEL MC CRARY at defensive end and ROD WOODSON at safety. Woodson had seven previous Pro Bowl selections at cornerback.

Joining Brown and Gannon from the Raiders are starting interior defensive lineman DARRELL RUSSELL and starting cornerback CHARLES WOODSON.

Tennessee Titans guard BRUCE MATTHEWS was selected to his 12th consecutive Pro Bowl. Matthews’ 12 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl selections ties JERRY RICE for second-most since 1970 behind REGGIE WHITE’s 13 choices. Other Titans on the squad are starting rookie defensive end JEVON KEARSE and reserve tight end FRANK WYCHECK. Kearse, who has an NFL rookie record 13.5 sacks, is the first rookie defensive end selected as a starter since 1970.

Rounding out the AFC starters are Buffalo Bills guard RUBEN BROWN, Kansas City tight end TONY GONZALEZ, a first-time selection, and Denver Broncos center TOM NALEN. Other AFC reserves are first-time Pro Bowl center KEVIN MAWAE of the New York Jets and guard WILL SHIELDS of the Kansas City Chiefs, a five-time selection.

Other AFC defensive starters include first-time Pro Bowlers TREVOR PRYCE of the Denver Broncos at interior lineman and cornerback SAM MADISON of the Miami Dolphins, along with New England safety LAWYER MILLOY, chosen for a second consecutive year. Madison is tied for the NFL lead with seven interceptions. Completing the AFC defensive reserves are first-time Pro Bowl linebacker ZACH THOMAS of the Miami Dolphins, cornerback JAMES HASTY of the Kansas City Chiefs, interior lineman CORTEZ KENNEDY and linebacker CHAD BROWN of the Seattle Seahawks.

The AFC special teams features four first-time Pro Bowlers. Miami Dolphins kicker OLINDO MARE leads the NFL with 133 points and has tied the league season record with 37 field goals. TREMAIN MACK of the Cincinnati Bengals is the kick-return specialist, DETRON SMITH of the Denver Broncos is the special teamer, and TOM TUPA of the New York Jets is the punter.

The American Football Conference defeated the National Conference 23-10 in last season’s Pro Bowl. The NFC leads the series 15-14. The coaching staff will be from the AFC Championship Game runner-up team.

The selected players with the most votes at each position are the designated starters. Under terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, each player on the winning team receives $25,000, while each player on the losing squad earns $12,500.

OFFENSE

Wide receivers – *Marvin Harrison, Indianapolis; Jimmy Smith, Jacksonville; Keyshawn Johnson, New York Jets; Tim Brown, Oakland

Tackles – Tony Boselli, Jacksonville; Jonathan Ogden, Baltimore; *Leon Searcy, Jacksonville

Guards – Bruce Matthews, Tennessee; Ruben Brown, Buffalo; Will Shields, Kansas City

Centers – Tom Nalen, Denver; *Kevin Mawae, New York Jets

Tight Ends – *Tony Gonzalez, Kansas City; Frank Wycheck, Tennessee

Quarterbacks – *Peyton Manning, Indianapolis; Mark Brunell, Jacksonville; *Rich Gannon, Oakland

Running backs – *Edgerrin James, Indianapolis; Eddie George, Tennessee; *Corey Dillon, Cincinnati

Fullback – Sam Gash, Buffalo

DEFENSE

Ends – *Tony Brackens, Jacksonville; *Jevon Kearse, Tennessee; Michael McCrary, Baltimore

Interior linemen – Darrell Russell, Oakland; *Trevor Pryce, Denver; Cortez Kennedy, Seattle

Outside linebackers – *Kevin Hardy, Jacksonville; Peter Boulware, Baltimore; Chad Brown, Seattle

Inside linebackers – Ray Lewis, Baltimore; *Zach Thomas, Miami

Cornerbacks – *Sam Madison, Miami; Charles Woodson, Oakland; James Hasty, Kansas City

Strong safety – Lawyer Milloy, New England

Free safeties – Carnell Lake, Jacksonville; Rod Woodson, Baltimore

SPECIALISTS

Punter – *Tom Tupa, New York Jets

Placekicker – *Olindo Mare, Miami

Kick return specialist – *Tremain Mack, Cincinnati

Special teamer – *Detron Smith, Denver