The Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles each have six players on the NFC roster, while the Detroit Lions are next with seven. Although teammate Travis Kelce was selected for the tenth time, the three-time Super Bowl MVP and six-time Pro Bowler was not one of the five Chiefs selected.
Patrick Mahomes was left off of the AFC roster for the first time since he was chosen as the starting quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs in his second season.
Jayden Daniels, a rookie from Washington, is only the fourth quarterback since 1970 to be chosen for the first Pro Bowl roster. The 24 first-time picks include two additional rookies, outside linebacker Jared Verse of the Rams and tight end Brock Bowers of the Raiders.
The starting quarterback for the NFC is Jared Goff of Detroit, with Sam Darnold of Minnesota also on the team. Josh Allen of Buffalo is the AFC’s starter, with Jackson and Joe Burrow of Cincinnati acting as their backups.
The starting running back for the NFC is Saquon Barkley of Philadelphia, who became the ninth player in NFL history to rush for as far as 2,000 yards.
Kyle Juszczyk of San Francisco was selected to his seventh Pro Bowl, the most ever for a fullback.
Quenton Nelson of Indianapolis was selected in each of his first seven seasons, making him just the third offensive lineman to do so since 1970.
As the fourth wide receiver to make the Pro Bowl in each of his first four seasons, Ja’Marr Chase of Cincinnati enters an elite group. Micah Parsons of Dallas is the first defensive player since Aaron Donald, who was selected ten times in a row, to be selected in each of his first four seasons.
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The Ravens also selected defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike, fullback Patrick Ricard, inside linebacker Roquan Smith, cornerback Marlon Humphrey, safety Kyle Hamilton, wide receiver Zay Flowers, and center Tyler Linderbaum.
Safety Brian Branch, running back Jahmyr Gibbs, center Frank Ragnow, right tackle Penei Sewell, wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, and punter Jack Fox are among the Lions players that will join Goff.
Cornerback Byron Murphy, long snapper Andrew DePaola, outside linebackers Andrew Van Ginkel and Jonathan Greenard, and wide receiver Justin Jefferson are among the Vikings’ Pro Bowl selections.
Inside linebacker Zack Baun, defensive tackle Jalen Carter, left guard Landon Dickerson, center Cam Jurgens, and right tackle Lane Johnson were chosen for Philadelphia.
The only clubs without a representative in the Pro Bowl are the Dolphins, Jets, Titans, and Saints.
It marks the third year of the Pro Bowl Games, which have substituted a flag football clash and weeklong skills events for the previous full-contact all-star game.
The AFC and NFC will be playing a seven-on-seven flag football game at Camping World Stadium on February 2 to wrap up the event, which will take place in Central Florida.
Both Peyton and Eli Manning will return to their roles as conference head coaches.