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| Date | January 31, 2010 | ||
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| Stadium | Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida | ||
| MVP | TBD (TBD) | ||
| Referee | TBD | ||
| Attendance | TBD | ||
| Ceremonies | |||
| National anthem | TBD | ||
| Coin toss | TBD | ||
| TV in the United States | |||
| Network | ESPN | ||
| Announcers | Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski and Jon Gruden [1] | ||
The 2010 AFC–NFC Pro Bowl is an upcoming NFL Pro Bowl, a game to honor the all-star players of the 2009 NFL season as selected by fans and their peers. It will take place at 8:00 PM EST on Sunday, January 31, 2010, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, the home stadium of the Miami Dolphins and host site of Super Bowl XLIV.[2]
The 2010 Pro Bowl will be held on the weekend before the Super Bowl, the first time ever that the Pro Bowl is held before the championship game, and the first time that the Pro Bowl will be held somewhere other than Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii since 1979 (1978 NFL season).[2] NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the move was made after looking at alternatives to strengthen the Pro Bowl.[3]
The game was moved up in order to prevent a conflict that would have taken place if the game had taken place on February 13 or 14, with the game facing against the NBA All-Star Game, Winter Olympics, and Daytona 500. Due to the change, players from the conference championship teams—the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints—will not be participating.
ESPN will air the 2010 Pro Bowl instead of CBS, which will be airing the 52nd Grammy Awards.[2] The television broadcast team will be Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski and Jon Gruden.[1]
The game will be the first Pro Bowl to be legally broadcast on internet radio. As part of a catch in the league's broadcast contracts, the Pro Bowl has, to this point, never been broadcast on the NFL's FieldPass system due to it being broadcast exclusively by Westwood One. The NFL had negotiated internet broadcast rights with all 32 of its teams except for the Tennessee Titans, but never did so with Westwood One (since it was seen as redundant); since none of the 32 teams actually play in the Pro Bowl, FieldPass did not hold rights. When contracts were renegotiated in 2009, Westwood One's broadcasts were added to FieldPass, and along with it, play-by-play of the Pro Bowl.[4]
Rosters for the AFC and NFC teams will not be allowed to include any players from the teams that will be playing in Super Bowl XLIV to avoid major injuries on either team.
Several NFL players have spoken out against the decision regarding timing of the game; nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback Peyton Manning raised issue with the possibility that if the concept were to continue, the 2012 game could be held in a cold-weather city, (Indianapolis, Indiana), not seen as a winter vacation destination.[5] NBC sportscaster Al Michaels was skeptical of the changes, telling the Honolulu Star-Bulletin that "the [NFL] thinks playing it before the Super Bowl will add to the buzz. It won't."[6]
AFC roster
Offense
Defense
| Position: | Starters: | Reserves: |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive end | 93 Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis[e] 98 Robert Mathis, Indianapolis[e] 90 Mario Williams, Houston[c] 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch, Tennessee[a][c] |
92 Shaun Ellis, N.Y. Jets[a] |
| Defensive tackle | 92 Haloti Ngata, Baltimore 75 Vince Wilfork, New England |
98 Casey Hampton, Pittsburgh |
| Outside linebacker | 92 Elvis Dumervil, Denver 92 James Harrison, Pittsburgh |
56 Brian Cushing, Houston[b] 56 LaMarr Woodley, Pittsburgh[a] |
| Inside linebacker | 52 Ray Lewis, Baltimore | 59 DeMeco Ryans, Houston |
| Cornerback | 24 Darrelle Revis, N.Y. Jets 21 Nnamdi Asomugha, Oakland |
24 Champ Bailey, Denver |
| Free safety | 20 Ed Reed, Baltimore[b] 31 Brandon Meriweather, New England[a][c] |
31 Jairus Byrd, Buffalo[b] 41 Antoine Bethea, Indianapolis[a][e] |
| Strong safety | 20 Brian Dawkins, Denver | 37 Yeremiah Bell, Miami[a] |
Special teams
| Position: | Player: |
|---|---|
| Punter | 9 Shane Lechler, Oakland |
| Placekicker | 10 Nate Kaeding, San Diego[b] 5 Dan Carpenter, Miami[a] |
| Kick returner | 16 Joshua Cribbs, Cleveland |
| Special teamer | 81 Kassim Osgood, San Diego |
| Long snapper | 59 Jon Condo, Oakland[d] |
NFC roster
Offense
Defense
Special teams
| Position: | Player: |
|---|---|
| Punter | 4 Andy Lee, San Francisco |
| Placekicker | 2 David Akers, Philadelphia |
| Kick returner | 10 DeSean Jackson, Philadelphia[f] 12 Percy Harvin, Minnesota[a][b] 13 Johnny Knox, Chicago[a] |
| Special teamer | 59 Heath Farwell, Minnesota |
| Long snapper | 46 Jon Dorenbos, Philadelphia[d] |
Notes:
- a Replacement selection due to injury or vacancy
- b Injured player; selected but did not play
- c Replacement starter; selected as reserve
- d "Need player"; named by coach
- e Selected but did not play since his team advanced to Super Bowl XLIV
- f Selected at more than one position
- g Ben Roethlisberger was the first alternate, but declined due to injury[7]
- h Carson Palmer was the third alternate, but declined due to injury[8]
- i Sheldon Brown was the second alternate, but declined due to injury[9]
Number of selections per team
| AFC Team | Selections | NFC Team | Selections |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 7 | Minnesota Vikings | 10 |
| New England Patriots | 6 | Dallas Cowboys | 9 |
| San Diego Chargers | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles | 9 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 5 | New Orleans Saints | 7 |
| Denver Broncos | 5 | Arizona Cardinals | 5 |
| Houston Texans | 5 | San Francisco 49ers | 5 |
| New York Jets | 5 | Green Bay Packers | 4 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | New York Giants | 4 |
| Tennessee Titans | 4 | Carolina Panthers | 3 |
| Miami Dolphins | 3 | Chicago Bears | 2 |
| Oakland Raiders | 3 | Washington Redskins | 2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 2 | Atlanta Falcons | 1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | St. Louis Rams | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 1 | Detroit Lions | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | Seattle Seahawks | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0 |
References
- ^ a b 40th Season of Monday Night Football
- ^ a b c "Pro Bowl to precede Super Bowl". ESPN. December 30, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
- ^ "2010 Pro Bowl moving to Miami, will be played before Super Bowl". NFL.com. December 30, 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
- ^ Best, Neil (March 12, 2009). "NFL eschews ESPN, sticks with Westwood One radio". Newsday.
- ^ "Players prefer the league's all-star game to stay in Hawaii". NFL.com. February 4, 2009.
- ^ "Williams' success at MU doesn't surprise Crean". JSOnline.com. February 9, 2009..
- ^ "Shoulder keeps Big Ben out of Pro Bowl". Fox Sports. Associated Press. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
- ^ Wilson, Aaron (2010-01-21). "Wilson: Palmer could have gone to the Pro Bowl". National Football Post. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "Sheldon Brown turns down Pro Bowl". Philadelphia Daily News. January 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
External links
Template:2010 Pro Bowl AFC starters Template:2010 Pro Bowl NFC starters