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Thirty-Two Former Senior
Bowlers Selected For
2008 NFL Pro Bowl
Recent roster
additions give Under Armour Senior Bowl more players in
annual all-star contest than ever before.
MOBILE, Ala. (February 7, 2008) -- Fans watching Sundays NFL Pro Bowl
game in Hawaii will have the opportunity to see more former Senior Bowl
players than ever before.
When the original rosters
for this years contest were announced back in December, 25 former
Senior Bowl players were named to the AFC and NFC squads, a list that
included the likes of quarterback Brett Favre of the Packers, the NFLs
leading rusher in LaDainian Tomlinson of the Chargers, and the leagues
leading tackler in 2007, rookie linebacker Patrick Willis of the 49ers.
However, seven more Senior
Bowl players have been added to the rosters since that time after
several players elected not to play in the contest due to injuries or
other personal factors.
New Senior Bowlers named
to the rosters since that initial announcement include running back Fred
Taylor of the Jaguars, wide receiver Chad Johnson of the Bengals, and
offensive linemen Chad Clifton of the Packers and Marcus McNeill of the
Chargers.
Defensively, Senior Bowl
Pro Bowl additions include defensive linemen Trent Cole of the Eagles
and Darnell Dockett of the Cardinals and linebacker Greg Ellis of the
Cowboys.
In 2007, 578 former Senior
Bowl players were on the opening day rosters of the 32 NFL teams. In
addition to Favre, Tomlinson and Willis, Senior Bowl alums in the NFL in
2007 also included the NFLs Defensive Player of the Year in safety Bob
Sanders of the Colts, the NFLs leading pass receiver in Reggie Wayne of
the Colts, the NFLs leading scorer in kicker Mason Crosby of the
Packers and running back Brian Westbrook of the Eagles, who led the NFL
in total yards from scrimmage in 2007.
The complete list of
former Senior Bowl players named to the 2008 NFL Pro Bowl:
Name, Position, NFL Team,
College, Year in Senior Bowl
AFC:
LaDainian Tomlinson, RB,
San Diego TCU, 2001**
Joseph Addai, RB, Indianapolis LSU, 2006
Fred Taylor, RB, Jacksonville Florida, 1998
Reggie Wayne, WR, Indianapolis Miami, 2001
Chad Johnson, WR, Cincinnati Oregon State, 2001
Matt Light, OL, New England Purdue, 2001
Logan Mankins, OL, New England Fresno State, 2005
Dan Koppen, OL, New England Boston College, 2003
Marcus McNeill, OL, San Diego Auburn, 2006
Kyle Vanden Bosch, DL, Tennessee Nebraska, 2001
Jason Taylor, DL, Miami Akron, 1997**
DeMeco Ryans, LB, Houston Alabama, 2006
Bob Sanders, DB, Indianapolis Iowa, 2004**
NFC:
Brett Favre, QB, Green Bay
Southern Miss, 1991**
Brian Westbrook, RB, Philadelphia Villanova, 2002
Tony Richardson, FB, Minnesota Auburn, 1994
Terrell Owens, WR, Dallas UT-Chattanooga, 1996
Chris Cooley, TE, Washington Utah State, 2004
Flozell Adams, OL, Dallas Michigan State, 1998
Andre Gurode, OL, Dallas Colorado, 2002
Steve Hutchinson, OL, Minnesota Michigan, 2001
Chad Clifton, OL, Green Bay Tennessee, 2000
Kevin Williams, DL, Minnesota Oklahoma State, 2003
Trent Cole, DL, Philadelphia Cincinnati, 2005
Darnell Dockett, DL, Arizona Florida State, 2004
Patrick Willis, LB, San Francisco Ole Miss, 2007
Lance Briggs, LB, Chicago Arizona, 2003**
Julian Peterson, LB, Seattle Michigan State, 2000
DeMarcus Ware, LB, Dallas Troy, 2005
Greg Ellis, LB, Dallas North Carolina, 1998
Marcus Trufant, DB, Seattle Washington State, 2003
Nick Folk, K, Dallas Arizona, 2007
** Will Not Play Due To
Injury/Personal Reasons
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