Bills defensive end Mario Williams and linebacker Kiko Alonso are among the leading vote-getters at their positions in 2014 Pro Bowl voting, as announced by NFL.com on Wednesday.
Fan voting for the 2014 Pro Bowl, presented by McDonald's, will continue at buffalobills.com/probowl until 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 26.
Marcell Dareus (3rd), Kyle Williams (5th), Aaron Williams (6th), Dan Carpenter (10th), and Marcus Easley (10th, special teams) are also among the top 10 at their positions in voting.
Denver Broncos quarterback PEYTON MANNING, with 654,309 votes, leads all NFL All-Stars in balloting. New Orleans Saints quarterback DREW BREES (540,036 votes) ranks second overall, while Kansas City Chiefs running back JAMAAL CHARLES (453,761 votes), Detroit Lions wide receiver CALVIN JOHNSON (449,346 votes) and Seattle Seahawks running back MARSHAWN LYNCH (443,533 votes) round out the top five on NFL.com.
SHOP JERSEYS: Mario Williams | Kiko Alonso
Balloting will conclude on Thursday, December 26, just three days prior to an exciting slate of Week 17 NFL games. The Pro Bowl players will be announced on Friday, December 27.
Players will later be assigned to teams through the first-ever Pro Bowl Draft, which will air on NFL Network during the week leading up to the game.
The 2014 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, January 26, 2014 and televised live on NBC at 7:00 PM ET from Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii.
For the first time ever, the Pro Bowl will be "unconferenced."
Gone is the familiar AFC vs. NFC match-up that has existed since 1971. Instead, players will be selected without regard to conference in voting by fans, coaches and players. For example, the top six quarterbacks following voting will earn distinction as All-Stars, regardless of how many are from AFC or NFC teams.
The Pro Bowl players are determined by the consensus votes of fans, players and coaches. Each group's vote counts one-third toward determining the 88 All-Star players who will be eligible for the Pro Bowl Draft.
NFL players and coaches will cast their votes on December 23-26. The NFL is the only sports league that combines voting by fans, coaches and players to determine its all-star teams. It was the first professional sports league to offer online all-star voting in 1995.
Tickets for the 2014 Pro Bowl are now on sale through www.ticketmaster.com. Fans may also call 1-800-745-3000 or visit the Aloha Stadium box office. NFL LEADING VOTE-GETTERS BY POSITION
POS.
NAME, TEAM
VOTES
POS.
NAME, TEAM
VOTES
QB
Peyton Manning, Denver
654,309
DE
J.J. Watt, Houston
194,539
QB
Drew Brees, New Orleans
540,036
DE
Mario Williams, Buffalo
185,531
RB
Jamaal Charles, Kansas City
453,761
DT
Dontari Poe, Kansas City
181,342
RB
Marshawn Lynch, Seattle
443,533
DT
Jason Hatcher, Dallas
164,398
FB
Mike Tolbert, Carolina
182,773
OLB
Tamba Hali, Kansas City
169,597
FB
Chris Ogbonnaya, Cleveland
135,692
OLB
Terrell Suggs, Baltimore
167,522
WR
Calvin Johnson, Detroit
449,346
ILB
Kiko Alonso, Buffalo
188,153
WR
A.J. Green, Cincinnati
368,708
ILB
Sean Lee, Dallas
151,571
TE
Jimmy Graham, New Orleans
376,637
CB
Richard Sherman, Seattle
257,196
TE
Julius Thomas, Denver
278,765
CB
Patrick Peterson, Arizona
189,605
T
Branden Albert, Kansas City
120,081
SS
Kam Chancellor, Seattle
94,332
T
Joe Staley, San Francisco
106,074
SS
Eric Berry, Kansas City
82,770
G
Zane Beadles, Denver
108,105
FS
Earl Thomas, Seattle
195,586
G
Jeff Allen, Kansas City
96,187
FS
Eric Reid, San Francisco
62,319
C
Max Unger, Seattle
112,168
P
Dustin Colquitt, Kansas City
89,051
C
Manny Ramirez, Denver
110,123
P
Andy Lee, San Francisco
49,598
K
Stephen Gostkowski, New England
105,182
ST
David Bruton, Denver
75,118
K
Nick Folk, N.Y. Jets
78,764
ST
Eric Weems, Chicago
67,012
PR
Devin Hester, Chicago
130,570
PR
Trindon Holliday, Denver
107,912
