In just their third year in the NFL, Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall have made their mark upon the league.
Cutler and Marshall will represent the Denver Broncos in the Pro Bowl.
It began with fan voters who made them two of the top vote getters, and now it is official after players and coaches around the league have voted.
It marks the first time for both players at the annual all-star game, which will be played on Sunday, Feb. 8, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu at 2:30 p.m. MST and will be televised by NBC.
Cutler, who leads the AFC and ranks third in the league with 3,851 passing yards, is the third Broncos quarterback to be named to the Pro Bowl, joining John Elway (nine selections) and Brian Griese (one selection), and is the first Denver passer to receive the honor since Griese in 2000.
“With as many talented and deserving quarterbacks as there are in the AFC, I was honored and a little surprised this morning when I found out I was named to the Pro Bowl,” Cutler said. “It’s a great individual award that definitely should be shared among a lot of my teammates, especially the offensive line for how well they’ve protected me, and our coaching staff for preparing me to play every week. My primary concern right now is winning Sunday against the Bills and getting into the playoffs, but to be recognized by the league and fans with getting voted into the Pro Bowl is special.”
Marshall, who is tied for fifth in the NFL with 88 receptions, was named a starter for the game. He is the seventh Broncos wide receiver to be named to the Pro Bowl and the first since Rod Smith in 2005.
“It means a lot to be voted in by your peers and the coaches from around the league,” Marshall said. “For me, it means a lot more to lead the fan vote because it shows me that they support the guys who have their heads on straight and try to do the right things. I’ve worked hard this season to prove that day in, day out, both on and off the field. I’m very thankful for this honor. I’ve called everyone in my phone. Come Wednesday, it’s time to re-focus on Buffalo and do what we have to do to get into the playoffs.”
Congratulations to Jay and Brandon!
– Adam Zinser, DenverBroncos.com
Tags: Adam Zinser, AFC Awards, Brandon Marshall, Jay Cutler, Pro Bowl, Uncategorized
lol..funny input Lepsis-Fan78..part about “Champ being in because of us”..true dat..he’s still the best, missing one prowbowl cant take that away..
as for Nhamdi..I said earlier that he’s the only player thats deserving in Oakland..very underrated..deserves it considering what he did to Steve Smith this season…him on our team would be great but giving up a lot.
good input
I think broncosmaddanchamp is P. Hillis blogging to see if anyone was paying attention.
I for one am not going to cry about Clady not making the pro bowl. He is smiling to himself right now because Cutler and Marshall made the pro bowl these guys are there because of not just what Clady has done this season but the entire offensive line has done this year they all have only allowed 8 or 9 sacks as a unit with both Clady and Harris leading the unit with only .5 sacks allowed apiece so both of them have allowed only one sack combined this is a stellar unit as a whole you can’t send just one without sending them all. If one part of our entire team has come to play every day to work this entire season it has been the O line I have not seen these guys not prepared for football every game they are ready to make a run deep if the rest of the team catches fire with them. I am not saying Clady doesn’t deserve it but I think they all do on our line.
broncosmaddenchamp – honey, I’m just gonna make this comment short and sweet. You have absolutely no clue what you’re talking about and more so because you have absolutely no clue how to speak english. If you’re going to try to make a point (which is not working out to well for ya) at least make it understandable.
And another thing, Hillis is SOOOOOOOOOOOO worthy of many Pro Bowl selections in his future. I would say that you’ll just have to wait and see but all you had to do was watch what he did for this team this season and there you have your answer. He’ll get his recognition in his very near future. You obviously weren’t paying attention the magnitude of what he gave to this team otherwise you wouldn’t be talking trash like you have been.
I for one am sick and tired of your crap and BS around here… not realizing how big of a deal Hillis is to this team and was before he got hurt. You are a pathetic excuse for a Broncos fan… which there’s no way on God’s green earth you could be a fan of this team. You are entitled to your opinion but there’s absolutely no excuse to be coming on here and talking trash about this team. Last time I checked these blogs were put here to be in favor of this team, not the other way around. I’ve had enough of your crap… just make up your frickin mind already – are you a fan or not? Clearly by your silly comments talking down about this team and the players, you’ve already answered that question.
Have faith Broncos Country…
GO BRONCOS!!!!!!!
broncosmaddenchamp – First off, learn how to write a grammatically correct sentence. Your diatribe only shows your lack of intelligence and maturity. Responding to your nonsense is not even worth the time or the wasted breath. Hey Forrest, I’m sure the Raider nation would like another illiterate fan just like you.
GO BRONCOS!!!!
for the record buddy hillis is not a RB he is and will be a FB not a 5th string RB and he was doin great there till we had to start him for our injured RB’s and i remember rookies u mentioned make rookies of the week. i do have to agree with the clady comment bout him bein happy his Team Mates made pro bowl, i played line in IL for 8 years of my life and hes rite us lineman dont get recognition but i watched my QB and RB make All State and All Confrence and that rite there showed how good us lineman did. And Nhamdi is worth it but hes a free agent so we wont have to get rid of n e 1 for him just give him money and respect