This may all turn out to be a formality if the Denver Broncos make it to the Super Bowl and are unable to participate in the Pro Bowl, but as of Wednesday afternoon, nineteen different Broncos that rank among the top ten Pro Bowl vote-getters at their respective positions. Courtesy of the team's official website, the official list can be seen below:
BRONCOS PRO BOWL VOTING LEADERS | |||
Player | Position | Votes | Pos. Rk. |
Peyton Manning | QB | 1,227,068 | 1st* |
G | 206,018 | 1st | |
ST | 117,817 | 2nd | |
TE | 486,893 | 2nd | |
C | 206,126 | 2nd | |
PR | 169,254 | 2nd | |
K | 130,671 | 3rd | |
WR | 542,876 | 3rd | |
T | 156,029 | 4th | |
WR | 474,980 | 5th | |
G | 157,706 | 5th | |
OLB | 160,514 | 6th | |
T | 145,950 | 6th | |
RB | 454,013 | 7th | |
P | 72,202 | 7th | |
DE | 178,339 | 8th | |
SS | 61,423 | 9th | |
FS | 46,339 | 10th | |
WR | 276,195 | 10th | |
*First among all players |
As of Wednesday evening, quarterback Peyton Manning leads all NFL players with 1,227,068 Pro Bowl votes, leaving him primed to earn his 13th Pro Bowl selection.
Six players represented the Broncos in Hawaii last year (two additional Broncos, Chris Kuper and Ryan Clady, declined to participate due to injury).
Voting for the Pro Bowl will end the day after Christmas and player and coach voting will run from December 23-26. The Pro Bowl players will be announced on December 27th and will be assigned to teams through a draft which will air on NFL Network in January.
The 2014 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, January 26 and will air on NBC. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. MT. Cast your ballot here.