To no one’s surprise, the St. Louis Rams were shunned in the NFL’s Pro Bowl selections. While Chris Long and James Laurinitis had numbers that could be considered Pro Bowl-worthy, the wretched stench of the Rams horrendous five-year futility is strong enough that NFL Commish Roger Goodell likely considers it a fineable offense to even mention the St. Louis Rams in conjunction with the game which celebrates league excellence.
Before we get to the list, let me play spoiler and give you my Top 5 Pro Bowl Snubs, with detailed explanations to come later.
- Matthew Stafford, Lions
- Cam Newton, Panthers
- London Fletcher, Redskins
- Aaron Hernandez, Patriots
- Andy Dalton, Bengals
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
