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NFL-88            12/20/01

 

MORE THAN 34 MILLION ALL-STAR VOTES CAST ON NFL.COM;

QBs FAVRE & WARNER LEAD RACE FOR PRO BOWL

 

With more than 34 million votes cast by fans on NFL.com, Green Bay Packers quarterback BRETT FAVRE (548,614) leads all NFL All-Stars in balloting for the 2002 Pro Bowl, the NFL announced today.

The St. Louis Rams duo of quarterback KURT WARNER (442,573) and running back MARSHALL FAULK (441,237) rank second and third overall in voting.  Pittsburgh Steelers running back JEROME BETTIS leads all AFC All-Stars and ranks fourth (435,419), while Oakland Raiders quarterback RICH GANNON rounds out the top five (435,133).

The 34,513,007 votes cast so far is up from 19,010,146 total votes on NFL.com last season and is already the most ever received during Pro Bowl balloting.  Voting continues on NFL.com until December 31.  Voting at 5,200 Blockbuster stores nationwide concluded on December 2 and vote totals are currently being tabulated.

Fan voting counts one-third towards choosing the squads for the NFL’s annual Pro Bowl All-Star Game on February 9 – played for the first time on a Saturday – in Honolulu, Hawaii. 

The consensus ballots of NFL fans, players and coaches each count one-third towards determining the 43-man rosters that will represent the American and National conferences at Aloha Stadium.  Players and coaches will vote on December 26-27.

The NFL is the only professional sports league that combines voting by fans, players and coaches in determining its all-star teams.  Fan voting will be used to break any tie.  The NFL became the first professional sports league to offer online voting in 1995.

This year’s game will be televised live on ABC-TV at 4:30 PM ET (11:30 AM HT). 

Listed below are the top five overall vote-getters and the players with the most votes at each position:

NFL ALL-STAR TOP-FIVE VOTE-GETTERS

Pos.

Name, Team

Votes

QB

Brett Favre, Packers

548,614

QB

Kurt Warner, Rams

442,573

RB

Marshall Faulk, Rams

441,237

RB

Jerome Bettis, Steelers

435,419

QB

Rich Gannon, Raiders

435,133

 

AFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS

Pos.

Name, Team

Votes

Pos.

Name, Team

Votes

QB

Rich Gannon, Raiders

435,133

DE

Jevon Kearse, Titans

121,421

RB

Jerome Bettis, Steelers

435,419

IL

John Randle, Seahawks

143,198

FB

Tony Richardson, Chiefs

198,541

OLB

Chad Brown, Seahawks

72,610

WR

Marvin Harrison, Colts

355,047

ILB

Ray Lewis, Ravens

137,137

TE

Tony Gonzalez, Chiefs

417,735

CB

Charles Woodson, Raiders

133,205

T

Jonathan Ogden, Ravens

111,187

SS

Rodney Harrison, Chargers

63,771

G

Steve Wisniewski, Raiders

103,900

FS

Rod Woodson, Ravens

87,119

C

Kevin Mawae, Jets

87,879

P

Shane Lechler, Raiders

105,459

K

S. Janikowski, Raiders

196,709

ST

John Fiala, Steelers

52,616

KR

H. Poteat, Steelers

44,610

 

 

 

NFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS

Pos.

Name, Team

Votes

Pos.

Name, Team

Votes

QB

Brett Favre, Packers

548,614

DE

Michael Strahan, Giants

219,894

RB

Marshall Faulk, Rams

441,237

IL

Warren Sapp, Buccaneers

122,876

FB

Mike Alstott, Buccaneers

431,576

OLB

LaVar Arrington, Redskins

106,998

WR

Terrell Owens, 49ers

384,387

ILB

Brian Urlacher, Bears

184,966

TE

Wesley Walls, Panthers

285,164

CB

Doug Evans, Panthers

113,201

T

Orlando Pace, Rams

136,859

SS

John Lynch, Buccaneers

86,845

G

Larry Allen, Cowboys

101,532

FS

Darren Sharper, Packers

107,698

C

Mike Flanagan, Packers

97,384

P

Todd Sauerbrun, Panthers

187,961

K

John Carney, Saints

166,013

ST

Corey Bradford, Packers

79,123

KR

Steve Smith, Panthers

94,713