Seven Arizona Cardinals Selected to Pro Bowl 2016
By Francisco Romero. – The Arizona Cardinals’ historic season continues; last Sunday the Cardinals established a franchise, 12 wins in a season, with still 2 games to be played in the regular season.
On Tuesday the NFL announced the Pro Bowl roster and seven members of the Arizona Cardinals were selected, thus becoming the team with the most selection to a Pro Bowl since the team moved to Arizona.
The players selected are the following: QB Carson Palmer, WR Larry Fitzgerald, Guard Mike Iupati, DT Calais Campbell, CB Patrick Peterson, Safety Tyrann Mathieu and special teamer Justin Bethel, RB Chris Johnson was picked as an alternate.
The Pro Bowl will be played in Hawaii on January 31st, 2016. If the Cardinals make it to the Super Bowl, the players will opt out of playing in the Pro Bowl.
The Carolina Panthers were the team with the most players selected for the Pro Bowl with 10.
This season the fans, players and coaches voted for the Pro Bowl roster.
The following is the complete roster of the players selected:
ATLANTA FALCONS (2)
WR Julio Jones
ARIZONA CARDINALS (7)
BALTIMORE RAVENS (2)
P Sam Koch
BUFFALO BILLS (1)
RB LeSean McCoy
CAROLINA PANTHERS (10)
OLB Thomas Davis
MLB Luke Kuechly
QB Cam Newton
CB Josh Norman
TE Greg Olsen
DL Kawann Short
FB Mike Tolbert
CINCINNATI BENGALS (5)
DT Geno Atkins
TE Tyler Eifert
WR A.J. Green
CLEVELAND BROWNS (2)
OT Joe Thomas
DALLAS COWBOYS (4)
PK Dan Bailey
OT Tyron Smith
DENVER BRONCOS (4)
CB Chris Harris
OLB Von Miller
CB Aqib Talib
OLB DeMarcus Ware
DETROIT LIONS (2)
GREEN BAY PACKERS (3)
MLB Clay Matthews
HOUSTON TEXANS (2)
DE J.J. Watt
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (5)
SS Eric Berry
OLB Tamba Hali
OLB Justin Houston
TE Travis Kelce
MIAMI DOLPHINS (1)
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1)
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (7)
QB Tom Brady
OLB Jamie Collins
NEW YORK GIANTS (1)
NEW YORK JETS (3)
OAKLAND RAIDERS (3)
DE Khalil Mack
FB Marcel Reece
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (3)
DL Fletcher Cox
OT Jason Peters
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (3)
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (2)
OT Joe Staley
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (7)
FS Earl Thomas
MLB Bobby Wagner
St. LOUIS RAMS (3)
DL Aaron Donald
RB Todd Gurley
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (2)
RB Doug Martin
DL Gerald McCoy
WASHINGTON REDSKINS (1)
2016 NFL PRO BOWL SQUAD BY POSITION
OFFENSE (42)
Wide Receiver (8)
Odell, Beckham (Giants)
Offensive Tackle (6)
Guard (6)
Center (4)
Tight End (4)
Quarterback (6)
DEFENSE (36)
Defensive End (6)
Interior Linemen (6)
Gerald McCoy (Bucs)
Outside Linebacker (6)
Inside / Middle Linebacker (4)
Cornerback (8)
Free Safety (3)
Strong Safety (3)
SPECIAL TEAMS (8)
Punter (2)
Placekicker (2)
Return Specialists (2)
Special Teamer (2)