Pro Bowl Voting: Andrew Whitworth Leads All Offensive Tackles... In The NFL

by Josh Kirkendall on Dec 22, 2010 1:50 PM EST in Awards

PITTSBURGH - DECEMBER 12: Andrew Whitworth #77 of the Cincinnati Bengals celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the game on December 12 2010 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)

At 7:00 PM, December 28, the NFL Network will announce this year's Pro Bowl team during a special creatively titled NFL Total Access 2011 Pro Bowl Selection Show. According to the NFL, nearly 100 million fans have voted for their favorite all-star players for a game that will be played on Sunday, January 30, 2011 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii.

With the fan vote now over, the numbers are tallied. Bengals offensive lineman Andrew Whitworth received the most fan votes among all NFL tackles, accumulating 372,295 votes. Green Bay's Chad Clifton received the most votes in the NFC with 173,797. The Fan Vote accounts for one-third of the total vote, with players counting as another third and coaches being the final third.

The Final Fan Votes are:

POS	Name	Votes
QB	Tom Brady	1,877,079
QB	Michael Vick	1,522,437
QB	Peyton Manning	1,130,399
QB	Phillip Rivers	1,039,618
QB	Drew Brees	971,731
RB	Adrian Peterson	948,410
QB	Aaron Rodgers	900,544
RB	Arian Foster	710,166
RB	Maurice Jones-Drew	707,913
QB	Matt Ryan	704,817

Most votes per position.

	AFC
Pos	Name	Votes	Pos	Name, Team	Votes
QB	Tom Brady	1,877,079	DE	Dwight Freeney	501,021
RB	Arian Foster	710,166	DT	Haloti Ngata	341,496
FB	Vonta Leach	273,723	OLB	James Harrison	411,600
WR	Andre Johnson	606,818	ILB	Ray Lewis	412,827
TE	Antonio Gates	588,245	CB	Nnamdi Asomugha	326,658
T	Andrew Whitworth	372,295	SS	Troy Polamalu	530,155
G	Eric Steinbach	329,714	FS	Ed Reed	312,885
C	Jeff Saturday	328,673	P	Sam Koch	182,868
K	Josh Scobee	208,794	ST	Keyaron Fox	121,057
KR	Joshua Cribbs	186,828

	NFC
Pos	Name	Votes	Pos	Name, Team	Votes
QB	Michael Vick	1,522,437	DE	Julius Peppers	418,380
RB	Adrian Peterson	948,410	DT	Ndamukong Suh	405,597
FB	Heath Evans	207,936	OLB	Clay Matthews	466,501
WR	Roddy White	595,001	ILB	Brian Urlacher	314,584
TE	Tony Gonzalez	458,527	CB	Charles Woodson	394,330
T	Chad Clifton	173,797	SS	LaRon Landry	208,112
G	Josh Sitton	214,013	FS	Antrel Rolle	158,478
C	Shaun O'Hara	232,551	P	Ben Graham	196,658
K	David Akers	228,353	ST	Heath Farwell	162,553
KR	Devin Hester	239,641

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Still mad Hester made it over Stefan Logan.

Logan is infinitely better.

Joe Reedy: "Supposedly Marvin could not find his flag to challenge the call. I am not kidding. #bengals"

by Doc Scratch on Dec 22, 2010 1:54 PM EST reply actions

huh?

I love Whit, but the best OT in the game?!? Not so sure about that one…

by bengaljohnboy on Dec 22, 2010 2:06 PM EST reply actions

I'm sort of surprised to see Adrian Foster win the fan vote.

I thought Chris Johnson would win it on pure popularity.

"I bet that sex Bengals fan is really pissed now." -DT3428

by sexsalad on Dec 22, 2010 2:15 PM EST reply actions

RE:

I guess people are actually judging based on performances… for the most part.

Managing Editor at CincyJungle.com -- SB Nation Cincinnati Bengals blog.

by Josh Kirkendall on Dec 22, 2010 2:18 PM EST up reply actions

It's great for Whit...

…but I am a bit stunned as well. Leading the Pro Bowl selection as an offensive lineman for a 3-11 small market team. Does he have his own PR department?

by goffchile on Dec 22, 2010 2:35 PM EST reply actions

WHY?????? HOW????????

do people just vote for the frontrunner over and over again? somebody explain how he’s better than the other 31 LTs in the game!!!!!

by GrooveLeg on Dec 22, 2010 3:06 PM EST reply actions

Yeah, pretty much.

If it weren’t for Cincy Jungle raising awareness about Whitworth, I wouldn’t have voted for the Pro Bowl. Since the NFL encourages ballot stuffing and it’s pretty easy to revote, I voted for all eligible Bengals twice and for Whitworth about fifty times. The Pro Bowl has nothing to do with how good you are, it’s entirely a popularity contest.

Ann Arbor is a trollop.

by Semicorrect on Dec 22, 2010 3:34 PM EST up reply actions

cmon, Whitworth aint that bad...

But he isn’t the best. Id put him in the top 5-10 tackles though. Good to see him get some pro bowl love. He probably has family voting all day lol

by cabech984 on Dec 22, 2010 3:42 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Whit

Yea, Whit is having a great year. According to Pro Football Focus, they rate him as the third best LT in the NFL and second best LT in pass protection. I’m really happy he’s getting the recognition and I’m glad people aren’t applying individuals to teams — otherwise the Pro Bowl would just be a collection of players on playoff teams.

Managing Editor at CincyJungle.com -- SB Nation Cincinnati Bengals blog.

by Josh Kirkendall on Dec 22, 2010 4:38 PM EST reply actions

Nobody on this team is more deserving of a Pro Bowl appearance than Whit

I was watching him pretty closely during the Browns game and he was throwing blocks 10 yards down the field at times. I’m happy to have this guy representing the Bengals. He’s the classiest, hardest working talent on the team by all appearances.

This is our year!

by Paul Cannon on Dec 22, 2010 5:12 PM EST reply actions