Pro Bowl Fan Voting Ends; Antonio Brown, J.J. Watt, Aaron Rodgers lead respective positions

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers received 1,015,004 fan votes to lead all NFL in balloting for the 2015 Pro Bowl after fan voting ended on Monday, December 15.

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 86 All-Star players who will be selected in the Pro Bowl Draft. Two additional "need" players will be chosen by each head coach and must be long snappers.

The 2015 Pro Bowl players will be revealed exclusively on NFL Network on Tuesday, December 23 at 8:00 PM ET on the "NFL Total Access: Pro Bowl Players Revealed" show. Players will later be assigned to teams through the Pro Bowl Draft during the week leading up to the game, which will also air on NFL Network.

The 2015 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, January 25, 2015 and televised live on ESPN at 8:00 PM ET from University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona, site of Super Bowl XLIX.

The Pro Bowl will be "unconferenced" for the second consecutive year.

Last season, the familiar AFC vs. NFC match-up that had existed since 1971 was eliminated. Instead, players are 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.

Then, the NFL’s All-Stars will be realigned through a fantasy football-style draft.

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 All-Star players.NFL players and coaches will cast their votes on December 19. 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.