The cat is finally out the bag, football fans! This week, the NFL released the pool of players who will become eligible to be selected for the 2016 NFL Pro Bowl. The top vote getters are New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton. Along with having the top two vote getters, Carolina and New England have the most players selected with 10 while Seattle and Arizona have 7 selections apiece. For the third consecutive year, the NFL will not use the traditional AFC vs NFC format. Instead, Hall Of Famers Michael Irvin and Deion Sanders will be selecting and coaching against one another. Here are the rest of the players selected to be eligible to be drafted on January 27. Tune in on January 31 as action will be taken placed in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Offense
Quarterback
Tom Brady, Patriots
Cam Newton, Panthers
Carson Palmer, Cardinals
Aaron Rodgers, Packers
Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers
Russell Wilson, Seahawks
Running back
Devonta Freeman, Falcons
Todd Gurley, Rams
Doug Martin, Buccaneers
LeSean McCoy, Bills
Adrian Peterson, Vikings
Jonathan Stewart, Panthers
Fullback
Marcel Reece, Raiders
Mike Tolbert, Panthers
Wide Receiver
Odell Beckham, Giants
Antonio Brown, Steelers
Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals
A.J. Green, Bengals
DeAndre Hopkins, Texans
Calvin Johnson, Lions
Julio Jones, Falcons
Brandon Marshall, Jets
Offensive Tackle
Jason Peters, Eagles
Tyron Smith, Cowboys
Joe Staley, 49ers
Joe Thomas, Browns
Andrew Whitworth, Bengals
Trent Williams, Redskins
Guard
David DeCastro, Steelers
Mike Iupati, Cardinals
Zack Martin, Cowboys
Josh Sitton, Packers
Trai Turner, Panthers
Marshal Yanda, Ravens
Center
Travis Frederick, Cowboys
Ryan Kalil, Panthers
Alex Mack, Browns
Mike Pouncey, Dolphins
Tight End
Tyler Eifert, Bengals
Rob Gronkowski, Patriots
Travis Kelce, Chiefs
Greg Olsen, Panthers
Defense
Defensive End
Ezekiel Ansah, Lions
Michael Bennett, Seahawks
Chandler Jones, Patriots
Khalil Mack, Raiders
J.J. Watt, Texans
Muhammad Wilkerson, Jets
Interior Linemen
Geno Atkins, Bengals
Calais Campbell, Cardinals
Fletcher Cox, Eagles
Aaron Donald, Rams
Gerald McCoy, Bucs
Kawann Short, Panthers
Outside Linebacker
Jamie Collins, Patriots
Thomas Davis, Panthers
Tamba Hali, Chiefs
Justin Houston, Chiefs
Von Miller, Broncos
DeMarcus Ware, Broncos
Inside / Middle Linebacker
NaVorro Bowman, 49ers
Luke Kuechly, Panthers
Clay Matthews, Packers
Bobby Wagner, Seahawks
Cornerback
Malcolm Butler, Patriots
Chris Harris, Broncos
Josh Norman, Panthers
Marcus Peters, Chiefs
Patrick Peterson, Cardinals
Darrelle Revis, Jets
Richard Sherman, Seahawks
Aqib Talib, Broncos
Free Safety
Tyrann Mathieu, Cardinals
Reggie Nelson, Bengals
Earl Thomas, Seahawks
Strong Safety
Eric Berry, Chiefs
Kam Chancellor, Seahawks
Charles Woodson, Raiders
Special Teams
Punter
Sam Koch, Ravens
Johnny Hekker, Rams
Placekicker
Stephen Gostkowski, Patriots
Dan Bailey, Cowboys
Return Specialists
Darren Sproles, Eagles
Tyler Lockett, Seahawks
Special Teamer
Matthew Slater, Patriots
Justin Bethel, Cardinals
