Six Eagles named to Pro Bowl; Brown not one of them
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Six Eagles named to Pro Bowl; Brown not one of them
Bob Brookover
Six Eagles were named to the NFC Pro Bowl roster tonight, but cornerback Sheldon Brown was not one of them.
"It will kind of mess with you, but it's something you can't control," Brown said after being passed over despite having a career-high five interceptions, including one he returned for a touchdown. Brown also returned a fumble for a touchdown earlier this month against the New York Giants.
The six players selected to represent the Eagles in the Jan. 31 game in Miami were cornerback Asante Samuel, offensive tackle Jason Peters, wide receiver DeSean Jackson, defensive end Trent Cole, kicker David Akers and fullback Leonard Weaver.
Brown said he was named a second alternate to the NFC roster. The Eagles also had five other alternates: tight end Brent Celek (second alternate), quarterback Donovan McNabb (first alternate), safety Quintin Mikell (third alternate), guard Todd Herremans (fourth alternate) and defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley (fourth alternate). Brown said this wasn't the first time he felt he deserved to be on the Pro Bowl roster.
"I've had a lot of good seasons," he said. "The year we had three defensive backs go (Brian Dawkins, Lito Sheppard and Michael Lewis) and I arguably had the best season, according to (Bill) Belichick. I always felt like the all-pro honor carries more weight because there is no fan voting there."
Samuel, who is tied for the NFL lead with nine interceptions, will be making his third straight Pro Bowl appearance and second with the Eagles. Peters, in his first season with the Eagles, will also be making his third straight Pro Bowl appearance.
Jackson, in just his second season, was voted to the Pro Bowl for the first time and made the NFC roster as both a wide receiver and a punt returner. He leads the NFL with a 16-yard average on punt returns.
Cole, whose 12 1/2 sacks rank fifth in the NFL, will be making his second Pro Bowl appearance, but the last time he went in 2008 he was added as an alternate.
Akers, who leads all NFL kicks with 32 field goals and 139 points, will be making his fourth Pro Bowl appearance, but his first since 2005, the year the Eagles went to the Super Bowl.
Weaver, meanwhile, is making his first Pro Bowl appearance in his fifth NFL season.
To bad it took Reid half a year to realize what a good player Weaver was, when most fans were calling for him to get the ball all year. Maybe if he used him in the Oakland game instead of throwing over 50 times, the playoff seeding would be more beneficial.— watsonmr- Brown needs to be Paid for his Contribution, I am suprised Weaver was even considered althought I do admire his output. Peters, well watch Peters this weekend on Ware, Peters will dominate Ware. Say what you will about Peters, he is a beast out on the tackle, but showing is better than saying. Congrats fellas heavy is the head that wears the Crown. Pay S Brown!— Dexter
- Joe Banner, meet Drew Rosenhaus. Get your popcorn ready, this is gonna get ugly.— trainrdt
- In a team sport, how does one's team record not be the ultimate arbiter between two candidates. It's like Greinke getting selected over Sabathia for the AL Cy Young Award. Who cares about Greinke--he plays for a nothing team. Sabathia should have won that award unanimously. Same thing here between Celek and Gonzalez--Falcons are going nowhere, so what do Gonzalez's contributions mean? Nothing. Celek has huge numbers and is playing with a sprained thumb. Ridiculous.— andrewfrombrooklyn
- Peters...........please.— t8034mc1
Comment removed.- Peters...........please.— t8034mc1
- Peters...........please.— t8034mc1
- Bottom Line.. Sheldon should've been selected.. It's all good though.. He will be rewarded when Lurie gives this dude his new contract— komplex2005
- Peters?! We talkin bout Peters. Not the game...Peters.— King Of Philly
- WOW! I was just checking on cowpoke site,some joker is talking about W.Phillips as coach of the year .and how they can't wait to get revenge on Eagles.Don't know what they are smoking but it' got them trippin. Can't wait for sunday! I want Cowgirl booty!— fla.eagle
- sheldon brown should have went to the pro bowl before anyone else on the team this year.. he was better than lito every year that lito was here.— zwarte piet
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- I have to say that DMac should be in the ProBowl. Either way, I hope not a single Eagle plays in the probowl because they are preparing for the Super Bowl.— MrHoosier2U
- Why is everyone so upset that an Eagle made the pro bowl. The best part you just put a question mark and not another suggestion. I don't get why people who hate the 11-4 Eagles even follow the team.— dmac2002
