Among the Broncos, only Champ Bailey found his name on the Pro Bowl roster, which was announced Tuesday afternoon at just after 2 p.m. MST.
For Bailey, it’s his eight consecutive Pro Bowl roster appearance and fourth as a Bronco, which gives him the third-longest streak of successive Pro Bowl nods in franchise annals, behind Steve Atwater and Shannon Sharpe.
Safety John Lynch saw his streak of three straight Pro Bowls snapped.
Wide receiver Brandon Marshall and defensive end Elvis Dumervil were also thought to be possible Pro Bowl selections, but did not see their names on the list. Marshall ranks fifth in the AFC and seventh in the NFL in receptions and receiving yardage, with 86 catches for 1,136 yards so far this season, including 21 receptions and a pair of 100-yard games in the last two weeks.
“I can’t speak about the Pro Bowl (but) I can tell you one thing, next year we won’t be on the bubble as far as going to the playoffs,” Marshall said Monday. “I think we’ll be flying smooth around this time next year. (As for the) Pro Bowl, hopefully I get in it next year and every year after that, but we’ve got to get to the playoffs.”
Dumervil ranks fourth in the AFC and tied for ninth in the league with 11 sacks so far this season. However, Dumervil is the only player in the league with at least 11 sacks, a fumble recovery, a forced fumble (he has four) and an interception.
Alternates were not announced early in the hour, when the NFL announced the rosters with a special edition of NFL Total Access on the NFL Network.
Tags: Brandon Marshall, Champ Bailey, Elvis Dumervil, John Lynch
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No disrespect to Champ, but the Pro Bowl is a joke. It is a popularity contest that no one watches. I haven’t been excited about a Pro Bowl since I was 13.
Man if our record was better we would have at least 4 Pro-Bowler’s… I think the mentaility of the team isnt were it needs to be, because if we get behind we dont have the confidence to even compete the rest of the game. I think Gary knew that and I am sure that Shanny Jr. knew that too. If we get to far ahead to fast we get confident and loose… Our team needs the cutthrough mentaility pounded into their heads all season next season. If we play like we can all of the time we will win and we will win big.
GREAT JOB CHAMP…last year was a tough one to be at, have fun this year…also also also i heard we cut Saubraun thank god finally….steroid freak with guns bigger then steve atwater yet so scared to tackle he just falls down and tried to trip Hester…anyways…hope we get somebody good and hold on to them ..remember mcbriar of the cowboys…he was our punter now he is the best in the NFC…lets get Ernster back..he is the man kicker and punter in college
Congratulations Champ!
i think its a crock that marshall and dumerville arent going as starters, good job champ, go broncs
i think its a crock that marshall and dumerville arent going as starters, good job champ, go broncs beat the bolts
Go Champ! I see 4, 5 or maybe even 6 probowlers next year, One of them should be AL WILSON, bring back #56. Big Brandon Marshall for years to come, and a healthy Javon for a few yrs., (re-do your contract, and show us that your a top WR), and of course Cutler.
Hey Mason, when will we know if Elvis or Marshall will be named as alternates?
GO CHAMP! Next year I see 4,5 or even 6 pro “ballers” AL WILSON in the middle, bring back #56, the fans love him, big brandon marshall for years to come, Javon for years (re-do your contract, and show that your still a big time WR) and Cutler.
It is dissapointing to me that fans have such a short memory. why is it that Sean Taylor is not only named to the pro bowl but also named as a starter, in his honor. but other then in the pre-season and maybe the first game of the season, Darrent and Damien haven’t really been thought about around the league other then the loyal Denver Bronco players and fans. i think they should have at least listed both of those players to the afc pro bowl as well, considering they weren’t in trouble with the law. its to bad that the NFL gives little or no recognition to the Broncos organization. Here’s to The Denver Broncos and how GREAT of a team they really are.
Im really suprised that Champ is the only one from the Broncos to be going to the Pro Bowl. That is kind of disappointing, I was holding out for Marshall and Dumervil. Oh well Congrats Champ!
i think that we should have three d back in the pro bowl i mean come on, of course champ cause he is the champ, what about bly with his five, and lynch who has been tears it up every time he plays. here’s to the broncos winning the super bowl next year with the same players but healthy…and at least 10 pro bowl starters..
The reason why Dumervil and Marshall didn’t make the probowl was because they are really nobodys when it comes to the NFL celebrity world. Just look at Chad Johnson, he didn’t do so well this year and even had a drought, but he made it because his name is Chad Johnson.
oops! on the double post, my computer is messing up, messed up just like cutting AL.
when your 6-8 you only have one player who plays like a pro bowler. marshall miss a couple catches that could have change some games. and dumervil was shut out whe we needed him the most. You want to make the pro bowl make plays in close games that make a differnce I.E greebay, chicago. jacksonville
KoobLis – Chad Johnson didn’t make it. T.J. Houshmandzadeh did though
Pro Bowl sucks. If Fred Taylor is not a pro bowler then who really is??? I’m watching basketball that day!
Congrats Champ!!! Too bad Dumervile and Marshall didn’t make it, they played some awesome games. With a few adjustments we will be a big contender next year. Merry Christmas to all my Broncos.
well… I think that since the Redskins Probowl player this year is allowded to wear #21 to honor sean taylor, i feel that Lynch& Bailey whould wear #27 on one side of the jersey and #29 on the other to honor our fallen players
rip D-will & D-nash