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The 2008 NFL Pro Bowl rosters came out today and the Dallas Cowboys led all teams with 11 players on the team. The New England Patriots and San Diego Chargers led the AFC with 8 players chosen each.
The best story of the Pro Bowl rosters has to be the announcement of Sean Taylor as the starting free safety for the NFC squad. As we all know, Taylor was gunned down in his Miami home last month and passed away from the injuries suffered.
The teams were selected by the players, coaches and the fans. A look at the teams after the jump.
Starters are in BOLD
| AFC | ||||||
| Offense | Defense & Special Teams | |||||
| QB | Tom Brady* | Patriots | DE | Jared Allen | Chiefs | |
| QB | Peyton Manning | Colts | DE | Kyle Vanden Bosch | Titans | |
| QB | Ben Rothlisberger | Steelers | DE | Jason Taylor* | Dolphins | |
| RB | LaDainian Tomlinson* | Chargers | DT | Albert Haynesworth | Titans | |
| RB | Joseph Addai | Colts | DT | Vince Wilfork | Patriots | |
| RB | Willie Parker* | Steelers | DT | Jamal Williams* | Chargers | |
| FB | Lorenzo Neal | Chargers | OLB | James Harrison | Steelers | |
| WR | Randy Moss* | Patriots | OLB | Mike Vrabel | Patriots | |
| WR | Reggie Wayne | Colts | OLB | Shawne Merriman | Chargers | |
| WR | Braylon Edwards | Browns | ILB | DeMeco Ryans | Texans | |
| WR | T.J. Houshmandzadeh | Bengals | ILB | Ray Lewis | Ravens | |
| TE | Antonio Gates* | Chargers | CB | Champ Bailey | Broncos | |
| TE | Tony Gonzalez | Chiefs | CB | Asante Samuel | Patriots | |
| T | Matt Light | Patriots | CB | Antonio Cromartie | Chargers | |
| T | Jason Peters* | Bills | FS | Ed Reed | Ravens | |
| T | Jonathan Odgen* | Ravens | SS | Bob Sanders* | Colts | |
| G | Alan Faneca | Steelers | SS | Troy Polamalu | Steelers | |
| G | Logan Mankins | Patriots | P | Shane Lechler | Raiders | |
| G | Kris Dielman | Chargers | PK | Rob Bironas | Titans | |
| C | Jeff Saturday | Colts | KR | Josh Cribbs | Browns | |
| C | Dan Koppen | Patriots | ST | Kassim Osgood | Chargers | |
| NFC | ||||||
| Offense | Defense & Special Teams | |||||
| QB | Brett Favre* | Packers | DE | Aaron Kampman | Packers | |
| QB | Matt Hasselback | Seahawks | DE | Patrick Kerney* | Seahawks | |
| QB | Tony Romo | Cowboys | DE | Osi Umenyiora | Giants | |
| RB | Adrian Peterson | Vikings | DT | Kevin Williams | Vikings | |
| RB | Marion Barber | Cowboys | DT | Pat Williams | Vikings | |
| RB | Brian Westbrook | Eagles | DT | Tommie Harris* | Bears | |
| FB | Tony Richardson | Vikings | OLB | Julian Peterson | Seahawks | |
| WR | Larry Fitzgerald | Cardinals | OLB | DeMarcus Ware | Cowboys | |
| WR | Terrell Owens | Cowboys | OLB | Lance Briggs* | Bears | |
| WR | Donald Driver | Packers | ILB | Lofa Tatupu | Seahawks | |
| WR | Torry Holt | Rams | ILB | Patrick Willis | 49ers | |
| TE | Jason Witten | Cowboys | CB | Al Harris | Packers | |
| TE | Chris Cooley | Redskins | CB | Marcus Trufant | Seahawks | |
| T | Flozell Adams | Cowboys | CB | Terence Newman | Cowboys | |
| T | Walter Jones* | Seahawks | FS | Sean Taylor* | Redskins | |
| T | Chris Samuels | Redskins | FS | Ken Hamlin | Cowboys | |
| G | Leonard Davis | Cowboys | SS | Darren Sharper | Vikings | |
| G | Steve Hutchinson | Vikings | P | Andy Lee | 49ers | |
| G | Shawn Andrews | Eagles | PK | Nicholas Folk | Cowboys | |
| C | Andre Gurode | Cowboys | KR | Devin Hester | Bears | |
| C | Matt Birk | Vikings | ST | Brendon Ayanbadejo | Bears | |
*Sean Taylor has been replaced by Roy Williams of the Dallas Cowboys.
*Willie Parker has been replaced by Fred Taylor of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
*Jason Peters has been replaced by Joe Thomas of the Cleveland Browns.
*Brett Favre has been replaced by Jeff Garcia of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
*Jason Taylor has been replaced by Aaron Schobel of the Buffalo Bills.
*Tommie Harris has been replaced by Darnell Dockett of the Arizona Cardinals.
*Patrick Kerney has been replaced by Trent Cole of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Ethan Albright from the Washington Redskins was added to the NFC roster as the long snapper.
*Troy Polamalu has been replaced by Antoine Bethea of the Indianapolis Colts.
*Jonathan Ogden has been replaced by Marcus McNeill of the San Diego Chargers
*Walter Jones has been replaced by Greg Clifton of the Green Bay Packers
*Lance Briggs has been replaced by Greg Ellis of the Dallas Cowboys.
*LaDainian Tomlinson has been replaced by Willis McGahee of the Baltimore Ravens.
*Bob Sanders has been replaced by John Lynch of the Denver Broncos.
Ryan Pontbriand from the Cleveland Browns was added to the AFC roster as the long snapper.
*Tom Brady has been replaced by Derek Anderson of the Cleveland Browns.
*Randy Moss has been replaced by Chad Johnson of the Cincinnati Bengals.
*Antonio Gates has been replaced by Kellen Winslow of the Cleveland Browns.
*Jamal Williams has been replaced by Casey Hampton of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
