The 2012 NFL Pro Bowl rosters came out on Tuesday night and the New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers led all teams with eight players chosen. The Patriots have the most starters out of all teams with seven.
The 2012 NFL Pro Bowl will be held on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at the Aloha Bowl in Honolulu, HI. Since the game is being played a week before Super Bowl XLVI, any members of the two teams playing in the Super Bowl will not participate in the game.
For a full look at the 2012 NFL Pro Bowl rosters, hit the read more button below if you’re on the home page.
| AFC | NFC | ||
| Offense | Offense | ||
| Position | Player(s) | Position | Player(s) |
| QB | * Tom Brady, New England | QB | * Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay |
| Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh | Drew Brees, New Orleans | ||
| Philip Rivers, San Diego | Eli Manning, N.Y. Giants | ||
| RB | * Ray Rice, Baltimore | RB | * LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia |
| Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville | Matt Forte, Chicago | ||
| Arian Foster, Houston | Frank Gore, San Francisco | ||
| FB | * Vonta Leach, Baltimore | FB | * John Kuhn, Green Bay |
| WR | * Wes Welker, New England | WR | * Calvin Johnson, Detroit |
| * Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh | * Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona | ||
| A.J. Green, Cincinnati | Steve Smith, Carolina | ||
| Brandon Marshall, Miami | Greg Jennings, Green Bay | ||
| TE | * Rob Gronkowski, New England | TE | * Jimmy Graham, New Orleans |
| Antonio Gates, San Diego | Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta | ||
| T | * Joe Thomas, Cleveland | T | * Jason Peters, Philadelphia |
| * Jake Long, Miami | * Joe Staley, San Francisco | ||
| D’Brickashaw Ferguson, N.Y. Jets | Jermon Bushrod, New Orleans | ||
| G | * Logan Mankins, New England | G | * Jahri Evans, New Orleans |
| * Brian Waters, New England | * Carl Nicks, New Orleans | ||
| Marshal Yanda, Baltimore | Davin Joseph, Tampa Bay | ||
| C | * Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh | C | * Ryan Kalil, Carolina |
| Nick Mangold, N.Y. Jets | Scott Wells, Green Bay | ||
| Defense | Defense | ||
| Position | Player(s) | Position | Player(s) |
| DE | * Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis | DE | * Jared Allen, Minnesota |
| * Andre Carter, New England | * Jason Babin, Philadelphia | ||
| Elvis Dumervil, Denver | Jason Pierre-Paul, N.Y. Giants | ||
| DT | * Haloti Ngata, Baltimore | DT | * Justin Smith, San Francisco |
| * Vince Wilfork, New England | * Jay Ratliff, Dallas | ||
| Richard Seymour, Oakland | B.J. Raji, Green Bay | ||
| OLB | * Terrell Suggs, Baltimore | OLB | * DeMarcus Ware, Dallas |
| * Von Miller, Denver | * Clay Matthews, Green Bay | ||
| Tamba Hali, Kansas City | Lance Briggs, Chicago | ||
| MLB | * Ray Lewis, Baltimore | MLB | * Patrick Willis, San Francisco |
| Derrick Johnson, Kansas City | Brian Urlacher, Chicago | ||
| CB | * Darrelle Revis, N.Y. Jets | CB | * Charles Woodson, Green Bay |
| * Champ Bailey, Denver | * Carlos Rogers, San Francisco | ||
| Johnathan Joseph, Houston | Charles Tillman, Chicago | ||
| FS | * Ed Reed, Baltimore | FS | * Earl Thomas, Seattle |
| Eric Weddle, San Diego | Dashon Goldson, San Francisco | ||
| SS | * Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh | SS | * Adrian Wilson, Arizona |
| Special teams | Special teams | ||
| Position | Player(s) | Position | Player(s) |
| P | Shane Lechler, Oakland | P | Andy Lee, San Francisco |
| PK | Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland | PK | David Akers, San Francisco |
| KR | Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh | KR | Patrick Peterson, Arizona |
| ST | Matthew Slater, New England | ST | Corey Graham, Chicago |
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