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The rosters for the 2012 NFL Pro Bowl have been announced and as usual there are some head scratchers as well snubs for both the AFC and NFC teams.

 

The New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers led the way by placing eight players apiece on the AFC and NFC rosters.

 

Notable players who didn't make the team include Mathew Stafford - QB (Lions), Brian Cushing - LB (Texans), Duane Brown - OT (Texans), Aaron Hernandez - TE (Patriots), Marshawn Lynch - RB (Seahawks), D'Qwell Jackson - LB (Browns), Aldon Smith - LB (49ers) and London Fletcher (Redskins).

 

AFC offensive starters:

Quarterback: Tom Brady (Patriots), Running Back: Ray Rice (Ravens), FB Vonta Leach (Ravens), Wide Receivers: Wes Welker (Patriots) and Mike Wallace (Steelers), Tight End: Ron Gronkowski (Patriots), Tackles: Joe Thomas (Browns) and Jake Long (Dolphins), Guards: Logan Mankins (Patriots) and Brian Waters (Patriots), Center: Maurkice Pouncey (Steelers).

 

AFC defensive starters:

Defensive Ends: Dwight Freeney (Colts) and Andre Carter (Patriots), Defensive Tackles: Haloti Ngata (Ravens) and Vince Wilfork (Patriots), Outside Linebackers : Terrell Suggs (Ravens) and Von Miller (Broncos), Inside Linebacker: Ray Lewis (Ravens), Cornerbacks: Darrelle Revis (Jets) and Champ Bailey (Broncos), Strong Safety: Troy Polamalu (Steelers).

 

AFC Special teams:

Punter: Shane Lechler (Raiders), Kicker: Sebastian Janikowski (Raiders), Kick returner: Antonio Brown (Steelers), Special teamer Matthew Slater (Patriots).

 

NFC offensive starters:

Quarterback: Aaron Rodgers (Packers), Running Back: Lesean McCoy (Eagles), Fullback: John Kuhn (Packers), Wide Receivers: Larry Fitzgerald (Cardinals), Calvin Johnson (Lions), Tight End: Jimmy Graham (Saints), Tackles: Jason Peters (Eagles) Joe Staley (49ers), Guards: Jahri Evans (Saints), Carl Nicks (Saints), Center: Ryan Kalil (Panthers).

 

NFC Defensive starters:

Defensive Ends: Jared Allen (Vikings) and Jason Babin (Eagles), Defensive tackles: Justin Smith (49ers) Jay Ratliff (Cowboys), Outside Linebackers: DeMarcus Ware (Cowboys) and Clay Matthews (Packers), Inside Linebacker: Patrick Willis (49ers), Cornerbacks: Charles Woodson (Packers) and Carlos Rogers (49ers), Free Safety: Earl Thomas (Seahawks), Strong Safety: Adrian Wilson (Cardinals).

 

NFC Special teams:

Punter: Andy Lee (49ers), Kicker: David Akers (49ers), Kick returner Patrick Peterson (Cardinals), Special teamer: Corey Graham (Bears).

 

Full teams below: (* Denotes starter)

 

AFC OFFENSE 

Quarterback 
Tom Brady, New England 
Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh 
Philip Rivers, San Diego 

Running back 
Ray Rice, Baltimore 
Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville 
Arian Foster, Houston 

Fullback 
*Vonta Leach, Baltimore 

Wide receiver 
Wes Welker, New England 
Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh 
A.J. Green, Cincinnati 
Brandon Marshall, Miami 

Tight end 
Rob Gronkowski, New England 
Antonio Gates, San Diego 

Tackle 
Joe Thomas, Cleveland 
Jake Long, Miami 
D'Brickashaw Ferguson, N.Y. Jets 

Guard * Logan Mankins, New England 
Brian Waters, New England 
Marshal Yanda, Baltimore 

Center 
Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh 
Nick Mangold, N.Y. Jets 


AFC DEFENSE 

Defensive end 
Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis 
Andre Carter, New England 
Elvis Dumervil, Denver 

Interior linemen 
Haloti Ngata, Baltimore 
Vince Wilfork, New England 
Richard Seymour, Oakland 

Outside linebacker 
Terrell Suggs, Baltimore 
Von Miller, Denver 
Tamba Hali, Kansas City 

Inside/midde linebacker 
Ray Lewis, Baltimore 
Derrick Johnson, Kansas City 

Cornerback 
Darrelle Revis, N.Y. Jets 
Champ Bailey, Denver 
Johnathan Joseph, Houston 

Free safety 
Ed Reed, Baltimore 
Eric Weddle, San Diego 

Strong safety 
Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh 


AFC SPECIALISTS 

Punter 
Shane Lechler, Oakland 

Place-kicker 
Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland 

Kick returner 
Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh 

Special-teamer 
Matthew Slater, New England 


NFC OFFENSE 

Quarterback 
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay 
Drew Brees, New Orleans 
Eli Manning, N.Y. Giants 

Running back 
LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia 
Matt Forte, Chicago 
Frank Gore, San Francisco 

Fullback 
John Kuhn, Green Bay 

Wide receiver 
Calvin Johnson, Detroit 
Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona 
Steve Smith, Carolina 
Greg Jennings, Green Bay 

Tight end 
Jimmy Graham, New Orleans 
Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta 

Tackle 
Jason Peters, Philadelphia 
Joe Staley, San Francisco 
Jermon Bushrod, New Orleans 

Guard 
Jahri Evans, New Orleans 
Carl Nicks, New Orleans 
Davin Joseph, Tampa Bay 

Center 
Ryan Kalil, Carolina 
Scott Wells, Green Bay 


NFC DEFENSE 

Defensive end 
Jared Allen, Minnesota 
Jason Babin, Philadelphia 
Jason Pierre-Paul, N.Y. Giants 

Interior linemen 
Justin Smith, San Francisco 
Jay Ratliff, Dallas 
B.J. Raji, Green Bay 

Outside linebacker 
DeMarcus Ware, Dallas 
Clay Matthews, Green Bay 
Lance Briggs, Chicago 

Inside/midde linebacker 
Patrick Willis, San Francisco 
Brian Urlacher, Chicago 

Cornerback 
Charles Woodson, Green Bay 
Carlos Rogers, San Francisco 
Charles Tillman, Chicago 

Free safety 
Earl Thomas, Seattle 
Dashon Goldson, San Francisco 

Strong safety 
Adrian Wilson, Arizona 


NFC SPECIALISTS 

Punter 
Andy Lee, San Francisco 

Place-kicker 
David Akers, San Francisco 

Kick returner 
Patrick Peterson, Arizona 

Special-teamer 
Corey Graham, Chicago 


AFC TEAM-BY-TEAM 

Baltimore Ravens (7) 
* Vonta Leach, fullback 
* Ray Lewis, inside/middle linebacker 
* Haloti Ngata, interior lineman 
* Ed Reed, free safety 
* Ray Rice, running back 
* Terrell Suggs, outside linebacker 
Marshal Yanda, guard 

Cincinnati Bengals (1) 
A.J. Green, wide receiver 

Cleveland Browns (1) 
* Joe Thomas, tackle 

Denver Broncos (3) 
* Champ Bailey, cornerback 
Elvis Dumervil, defensive end 
* Von Miller, outside linebacker 

Houston Texans (2) 
Arian Foster, running back 
Johnathan Joseph, cornerback 

Indianapolis Colts (1) 
* Dwight Freeney, defensive end 

Jacksonville Jaguars (1) 
Maurice Jones-Drew, running back 

Kansas City Chiefs (2) 
Tamba Hali, outside linebacker 
Derrick Johnson, inside/middle linebacker 

Miami Dolphins (2) 
* Jake Long, tackle 
Brandon Marshall, wide receiver 

New England Patriots (8) 
* Tom Brady, quarterback 
* Andre Carter, defensive end 
* Rob Gronkowski, tight end 
* Logan Mankins, guard 
Matthew Slater, special-teamer 
* Brian Waters, guard 
* Wes Welker, wide receiver 
* Vince Wilfork, interior lineman 

N.Y. Jets (3) 
D'Brickashaw Ferguson, tackle 
Nick Mangold, center 
* Darrelle Revis, cornerback 

Oakland Raiders (3) 
Sebastian Janikowski, place-kicker 
Shane Lechler, punter 
Richard Seymour, interior lineman 

Pittsburgh Steelers (5) 
Antonio Brown, kick returner 
* Troy Polamalu, strong safety 
* Maurkice Pouncey, center 
Ben Roethlisberger, quarterback 
* Mike Wallace, wide receiver 

San Diego Chargers (3) 
Antonio Gates, tight end 
Philip Rivers, quarterback 
Eric Weddle, free safety 


NFC TEAM-BY-TEAM 

Arizona Cardinals (3) 
* Larry Fitzgerald, wide receiver 
Patrick Peterson, kick returner 
* Adrian Wilson, strong safety 

Atlanta Falcons (1) 
Tony Gonzalez, tight end 

Carolina Panthers (2) 
* Ryan Kalil, center 
Steve Smith, wide receiver 

Chicago Bears (5) 
Lance Briggs, outside linebacker 
Matt Forte, running back 
Corey Graham, special-teamer 
Charles Tillman, cornerback 
Brian Urlacher, inside/middle linebacker 

Dallas Cowboys (2) 
* Jay Ratliff, interior lineman 
* DeMarcus Ware, outside linebacker 

Detroit Lions (1) 
* Calvin Johnson, wide receiver 

Green Bay Packers (7) 
Greg Jennings, wide receiver 
* John Kuhn, fullback 
* Clay Matthews, outside linebacker 
B.J. Raji, interior lineman 
* Aaron Rodgers, quarterback 
Scott Wells, center 
* Charles Woodson, cornerback 

Minnesota Vikings (1) 
* Jared Allen, defensive end 

New Orleans Saints (5) 
Drew Brees, quarterback 
Jermon Bushrod, tackle 
* Jahri Evans, guard 
* Jimmy Graham, tight end 
* Carl Nicks, guard 

N.Y. Giants (2) 
Eli Manning, quarterback 
Jason Pierre-Paul, defensive end 

Philadelphia Eagles (3) 
* Jason Babin, defensive end 
* LeSean McCoy, running back 
* Jason Peters, tackle 

San Francisco 49ers (8) 
David Akers, place-kicker 
Dashon Goldson, free safety 
Frank Gore, running back 
Andy Lee, punter 
* Carlos Rogers, cornerback 
* Justin Smith, interior lineman 
* Joe Staley, tackle 
* Patrick Willis, inside/middle linebacker 

Seattle Seahawks (1) 
* Earl Thomas, free safety 

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1) 
Davin Joseph, guard


The game will be played a week before the Super Bowl on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012 in Honolulu.


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