2008 Pro Bowl
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Date | February 10, 2008 |
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Stadium | Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii |
TV in the United States | |
Network | FOX |
The 2008 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, the NFL Pro Bowl in 2008 will be played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 10, 2008. The game will be televised in the United States by the NFL on FOX.
The starting rosters for the game were released on December 18 2007, with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady starting for the AFC and the Green Bay Packers' Brett Favre for the NFC. Notable Pro Bowl selections include the late Sean Taylor. The Dallas Cowboys had a record thirteen players named to the Pro Bowl roster, while five teams, including all four members of the NFC South, had no players named, until Jeff Garcia was chosen as a replacement for Brett Favre. The AFC will be coached by Norv Turner and the San Diego Chargers staff, while Mike McCarthy and the staff of the Green Bay Packers will coach the NFC. Three Washington Redskins players (Chris Cooley, Chris Samuels and Ethan Albright) will wear #21 in memory of Taylor, their deceased teammate.
AFC roster
Offense
Defense
Position: | Starters: | Reserves: |
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Defensive end | 69 Jared Allen, Kansas City 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch, Tennessee |
99 Jason Taylor, Miami[b] 94 Aaron Schobel, Buffalo[a] |
Defensive tackle | 92 Albert Haynesworth, Tennessee 75 Vince Wilfork, New England |
76 Jamal Williams, San Diego |
Outside linebacker | 92 James Harrison, Pittsburgh 50 Mike Vrabel, New England |
56 Shawne Merriman, San Diego |
Inside linebacker | 59 DeMeco Ryans, Houston | 52 Ray Lewis, Baltimore |
Cornerback | 24 Champ Bailey, Denver 22 Asante Samuel, New England |
31 Antonio Cromartie, San Diego |
Free safety | 20 Ed Reed, Baltimore | |
Strong safety | 21 Bob Sanders, Indianapolis[b] 47 John Lynch, Denver[a] |
43 Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh[b] 41 Antoine Bethea, Indianapolis[a] |
Special teams
Position: | Player: |
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Punter | 9 Shane Lechler, Oakland |
Placekicker | 2 Rob Bironas, Tennessee |
Kick returner | 16 Joshua Cribbs, Cleveland |
Special teamer | 81 Kassim Osgood, San Diego |
Long snapper | 64 Ryan Pontbriand, Cleveland |
NFC roster
Offense
Position: | Starters: | Reserves: |
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Quarterback | 4 Brett Favre, Green Bay[b] | 9 Tony Romo, Dallas 8 Matt Hasselbeck, Seattle 7 Jeff Garcia, Tampa Bay[a] |
Running back | 28 Adrian Peterson, Minnesota | 24 Marion Barber, Dallas 36 Brian Westbrook, Philadelphia |
Fullback | 49 Tony Richardson, Minnesota | |
Wide receiver | 11 Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona 81 Terrell Owens, Dallas |
80 Donald Driver, Green Bay 81 Torry Holt, St. Louis |
Tight end | 82 Jason Witten, Dallas | 21 Chris Cooley, Washington |
Offensive tackle | 76 Flozell Adams, Dallas 71 Walter Jones, Seattle[b] |
21 Chris Samuels, Washington 76 Chad Clifton, Green Bay[a] |
Offensive guard | 70 Leonard Davis, Dallas 76 Steve Hutchinson, Minnesota |
73 Shawn Andrews, Philadelphia |
Center | 65 Andre Gurode, Dallas | 78 Matt Birk, Minnesota |
Defense
Position: | Starters: | Reserves: |
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Defensive ends | 74 Aaron Kampman, Green Bay 97 Patrick Kerney, Seattle[b] |
72 Osi Umenyiora, New York 58 Trent Cole, Philadelphia[a] |
Defensive tackles | 93 Kevin Williams, Minnesota 94 Pat Williams, Minnesota |
91 Tommie Harris, Chicago[b] 90 Darnell Dockett, Arizona[a] |
Outside linebacker | 59 Julian Peterson, Seattle 94 DeMarcus Ware, Dallas |
55 Lance Briggs, Chicago[b] 98 Greg Ellis, Dallas[a] |
Inside linebacker | 51 Lofa Tatupu, Seattle | 52 Patrick Willis, San Francisco |
Cornerback | 31 Al Harris, Green Bay 23 Marcus Trufant, Seattle |
41 Terence Newman, Dallas |
Free safety | 26 Ken Hamlin, Dallas 21 Sean Taylor, Washington[c] |
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Strong safety | 42 Darren Sharper, Minnesota | 31 Roy Williams, Dallas[a] |
Special teams
Position: | Player: |
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Punter | 4 Andy Lee, San Francisco |
Placekicker | 6 Nick Folk, Dallas |
Kick returner | 23 Devin Hester, Chicago |
Special teamer | 94 Brendon Ayanbadejo, Chicago |
Long snapper | 21 Ethan Albright, Washington |
Notes:
Number of selections by team
- 13 selections: Dallas Cowboys
- 8 selections: New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers
- 7 selections: Minnesota Vikings
- 6 selections: Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns
- 5 selections: Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers
- 4 selections: Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins
- 3 selections: Philadelphia Eagles, Tennessee Titans
- 2 selections: Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers
- 1 selection: Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- No selections: Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets