2009 Pro Bowl Preview: Schedule, Rosters, Spreads
I’m not sure that I have ever watched the Pro Bowl.
Oh sure, I’ve had it on in the background while doing other things, or aimlessly stumbled upon it while meandering through the channels. But like many NFL fans, I have always found the Pro Bowl to be pretty anti-climactic. There is nothing riding on the game, it is a week after the Super Bowl, and I’m not a gambler. I realize it is supposed to be the best of the best playing against eachother — but we all know that these players have too much on the line in such a physical sport to truly be going all out in a game that is essentially meaningless.
Still, the Pro Bowl is a “big” event. And I’m sure plenty of money will be wagered by people who want to manufacture some sort of rooting interest. Thus, as we always do for every NFL game, we get you up to speed with the TV schedule and point spread for the game:
2009 Pro Bowl
- February 8, 2009
- TV Schedule: 4:30 ET on NBC
- Announcers: Not sure — I will try to find out
- Location: Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Point Spread: TBA
- Over-Under: TBA
Also of note is that this will be the last Pro Bowl, at least in the near term, that will be played in Hawaii and staged after the Super Bowl. Beginning in 2010 the game will be played the week before the Super Bowl in the Super Bowl host city. No word what will take place in 2011 and beyond.
Anyway, the only other pertinent information for this year’s Pro Bowl are the rosters. Here they are:
NFC Pro Bowl Roster
NFC Starters:
QB: Kurt Warner
RB: Adrian Peterson
FB: Mike Sellers
WR: Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin
TE: Jason Witten
T: Jordan Gross, Walter Jones
G: Steve Hutchinson, Chris Snee
C: Andre Gurode
DE: Julius Peppers, Justin Tuck
DT: Kevin Williams, Jay Ratliff
OLB: DeMarcus Ware, Lance Briggs
ILB: Patrick Willis
CB: Charles Woodson, Antoine Winfield
FS: Nick Collins
SS: Adrian Wilson
P: Jeff Feagles
K: John Carney
KR: Clifton Smith
ST: Sean Morey
Reserves:
QB: Drew Brees, Eli Manning
RB: Michael Turner, Clinton Portis
WR: Steve Smith, Roddy White
TE: Chris Cooley
T: Chris Samuels, Flozell Adams, Jammal Brown
G: Leonard Davis, Davin Joseph
C: Shaun O’Hara
DE: Jared Allen
DT: Pat Williams
OLB: Derrick Brooks, Julian Peterson
ILB: Jon Beason
CB: Asante Samuel, Ronde Barber, Al Harris
FS: Brian Dawkins
AFC Pro Bowl Roster
Starters
QB: Peyton Manning
RB: Thomas Jones
FB: Le’Ron McClain
WR: Andre Johnson, Brandon Marshall
TE: Tony Gonzalez
T: Joe Thomas, Jason Peters
G: Alan Faneca, Kris Dielman
C: Kevin Mawae
DE: Mario Williams, Dwight Freeney
DT: Albert Haynesworth, Kris Jenkins
OLB: James Harrison, Joey Porter
ILB: Ray Lewis
CB: Nnamdi Asomugha, Cortland Finnegan
FS: Ed Reed
SS: Troy Polamalu
P: Shane Lechler
K: Stephen Gostowski
KR: Leon Washington
ST: Brendon Ayanbadejo
Reserves
QB: Brett Favre, Jay Cutler, Kerry Collins
RB: Chris Johnson, Ronnie Brown
WR: Reggie Wayne, Wes Welker
TE: Antonio Gates
T: Michael Roos, Jake Long
G: Brian Waters
C: Nick Mangold, Casey Wiegmann
DE: Robert Mathis
DT: Shuan Rogers
OLB: Terrell Suggs
ILB: James Farrior
CB: Darrelle Revins
SS: Chris Hope
Pro Bowl rosters courtesy of NFL.com. Feel free to hop on over there as it gets closer to game time to see who is in or out due to injury.
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