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Players Skipping the NFL Pro Bowl 2011

The 2011 Pro Bowl will be held on Jan. 30 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. As was the case in 2010, the Pro Bowl will take place a week before the Super Bowl. Players have often skipped the Pro Bowl for various reasons -- injuries suffered during the season, indifference toward the game itself, etc. Now that the game is...

O'Line 'Em Up: Maurkice Pouncey, Chad Clifton Puzzling Pro Bowl Picks

When the Steelers drafted Maurkice Pouncey in the first round this year, they had every expectation that he would restore the shine to one of the most impressive lineages in NFL history. From 1974 to 2006, the Steelers boasted Mike Webster (nine Pro Bowls), Dermontti Dawson (seven Pro Bowls) and Jeff Hartings (two Pro...

Pro Bowl Snubs: Matt Cassel, Aaron Rodgers Deserved Nods

Now that the 2011 Pro Bowl rosters have been announced, it's time to take a look at the players who didn't make the cut. Of course, if you're going to include these five guys, you have to take someone off the roster. But that's the hard part. We're not going to worry about that. Matt Cassel, QB, Kansas City: He has the...

Pro Bowl Teams 2011

The NFL Pro Bowl teams were announced Tuesday. See below for the full NFC and AFC rosters. Everyone likes discussing snubs when teams like these are announced, and there are a few notable ones. In the NFC, the most glaring omission is Aaron Rodgers, but the NFC is stacked with quarterbacks. It could be argued that Rodgers...

NFL Pro Bowl Voting: Michael Vick Still Leads, Matt Ryan Cracks Top 10

The last time we checked in on the NFL Pro Bowl voting leaders, Mike Vick was leading the pack. Vick is still the leading vote-getter, although there have been some changes in the rest of the top 10. The Patriots' surge combined with a career-worst four-game slump for Peyton Manning have resulted in Tom Brady jumping up...