Pro Bowl Voting Update

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SEAHAWKS RB SHAUN ALEXANDER LEADS PRO BOWL CHARGE

WITH FOUR WEEKS OF VOTING REMAINING

33 MILLION VOTES CAST – UP 71 PERCENT

MANNINGS RANK FIRST-FOURTH IN SPRINT WIRELESS BALLOTING

PRESENTED BY SPRINT,

VOTING CONTINUES ON NFL.COM, IN STADIUMS & VIA SPRINT WIRELESS

Seattle Seahawks running back SHAUN ALEXANDER, with 499,289 votes, leads all NFL All-

Stars in balloting for the 2006 Pro Bowl, NFL.com announced today. Presented by Sprint, Pro

Bowl voting will continue on NFL.com, in stadiums and via the Sprint wireless service through

Tuesday, December 13.

There have been 33.1 million votes cast on NFL.com and via the Sprint wireless service – a 71

percent increase over the 19.4 million cast last year at this point.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback PEYTON MANNING (495,931 votes) ranks second overall while

San Diego Chargers running back LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON (493,589), Cincinnati Bengals

wide receiver CHAD JOHNSON (456,188) and Chargers tight end ANTONIO GATES (454,100)

round out the top five.

The teams will be announced at 7 p.m. (ET) Wednesday, Dec. 21 on the 2006 Pro Bowl

Selection Show on ESPN. The Pro Bowl will be played in Hawaii on Sunday, February 12 and

televised by ESPN.

In addition to casting ballots on NFL.com and in stadiums, fans can cast their Pro Bowl ballot by

sending a text message from a Sprint wireless phone to vote for their favorite players at each

position. Standard text messaging and data service charges apply.

Fans who vote for their Pro Bowl players then will be able to enter for a chance to win a trip to

the Pro Bowl in the 2006 NFL Pro Bowl Sweepstakes presented by Sprint. The Grand Prize

includes an all-expense-paid trip to the game in Honolulu as well as exclusive experiences such

as the chance to meet and talk football with Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback JOHN

ELWAY, attend practice, take a tour of Aloha Stadium, obtain pregame sideline passes and

more.

The AFC and NFC All-Star squads are made up of the consensus votes of fans, players and

coaches. Each group’s vote counts one-third towards determining the 43-man rosters that

represent the American Football Conference and National Football Conference in the Pro Bowl.

NFL players and coaches will cast their votes on December 19-20.

The NFL is the only sports league that combines voting by fans, coaches and players to

determine its all-star teams. It was the first professional sports league to offer online all-star

voting in 1995.

Listed below are the top 10 overall All-Star vote-getters and the players with the most votes at

each position through November 14:

NFL ALL-STAR TOP-TEN VOTE-GETTERS

Pos. Name, Team Votes

RB Shaun Alexander, Seahawks 499,289

QB Peyton Manning, Colts 495,931

RB LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers 493,589

WR Chad Johnson, Bengals 456,188

TE Antonio Gates, Chargers 454,101

QB Carson Palmer, Bengals 431,213

TE Jeremy Shockey, Giants 422,078

RB Edgerrin James, Colts 404,814

WR Marvin Harrison, Colts 349,222

WR Santana Moss, Redskins 348,859

AFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS

Pos. Name, Team Votes Pos. Name, Team Votes

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QB Peyton Manning, Colts 495,931 --- DE Dwight Freeney, Colts 174,056

RB LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers 493,589 --- IL Montae Reagor, Colts 112,382

FB Patrick Pass, Patriots 168,845 --- OLB Cato June, Colts 104,053

WR Chad Johnson, Bengals 456,188 --- ILB Zach Thomas, Dolphins 131,284

TE Antonio Gates, Chargers 454,101 --- CB Deltha O’Neal, Bengals 163,790

T Jonathan Ogden, Ravens 81,595 --- SS Troy Polamalu, Steelers 114,855

G Alan Faneca, Steelers 120,063 --- FS John Lynch, Broncos 70,242

C Jeff Saturday, Colts 96,655 --- P Shane Lechler, Raiders 111,068

K Shayne Graham, Bengals 126,592 --- ST Robert Mathis, Colts 54,770

KR Dante Hall, Chiefs 138,100

NFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS

Pos. Name, Team Votes Pos. Name, Team Votes

QB Drew Bledsoe, Cowboys 325,526 --- DE Michael Strahan, Giants 177,988

RB Shaun Alexander, Seahawks 499,289 --- IL Rod Coleman, Falcons 138,594

FB Chris Cooley, Redskins 254,931 --- OLB Demorrio Williams, Falcons 104,914

WR Santana Moss, Redskins 348,859 --- ILB Brian Urlacher, Bears 200,255

TE Jeremy Shockey, Giants 422,078 --- CB DeAngelo Hall, Falcons 164,896

T Orlando Pace, Rams 97,659 --- SS Roy Williams, Cowboys 69,618

G Larry Allen, Cowboys 121,646 --- FS Brian Dawkins, Eagles 108,293

C Olin Kreutz, Bears 86,484 --- P Jeff Feagles, Giants 111,659

K Neil Rackers, Cardinals 249,230 --- ST James Thrash, Redskins 42,691

KR Willie Ponder, Giants 108,720

TOP 10 SPRINT WIRELESS VOTE-GETTERS

Pos. Name, Team

QB Peyton Manning, Colts

QB Michael Vick, Falcons

WR Marvin Harrison, Colts

QB Eli Manning, Giants

QB Tom Brady, Patriots

RB Edgerrin James, Colts

RB LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers

RB Shaun Alexander, Seahawks

RB Tiki Barber, Giants

LB Brian Urlacher, Bears

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