NFL Pro Bowl Voting Down To One Week, Packers QB Rodgers Tops Voting

The NFL Pro Borl voting period has one week remaining, and the Green Bay Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers currently leads all players with 1,263,045 votes. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady currently leads the AFC with 1,149,721 votes.

Fan voting closes on December 19th. You can vote for your Pro Bowl players on the NFL's wesbite. The fan vote makes up one-third of the selection process, with a poll among players and a poll of NFL coaches making up the other two-thirds.

Among the AFC leaders at each position, there are currently no Miami Dolphins players. If you would like to help fix that, make sure you head over to the NFL's Pro Bowl site and start voting.

The NFL's full press release is below:

GREEN BAY PACKERS QB AARON RODGERS LEADS

PRO BOWL CHARGE WITH ONE WEEK OF VOTING

REMAINING ON NFL.COM

Teams to be Announced on Pro Bowl Selection Show December 27 on NFL Network

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, with 1,263,045 votes, leads all NFL All-Stars in balloting for the 2012 Pro Bowl, NFL.com announced today. 2012 Pro Bowl voting will continue online and on web-enabled mobile phones by going to NFL.com/probowl through Monday, December 19.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (1,149,721 votes) leads all AFC players and ranks second overall, while Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson (953,575 votes), New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (908,864 votes) and New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker (896,198 votes) round out the top five on NFL.com.

Balloting will conclude on Monday, December 19 following the conclusion of Monday Night Football (Pittsburgh Steelers at San Francisco 49ers, ESPN, 8:30 pm (ET). The teams will be announced at 7:00 pm (ET) Tuesday, December 27 on a special NFL Total Access 2012 Pro Bowl Selection Show on NFL Network.

The 2012 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, January 29, 2012 and televised live on NBC at 7:00 pm (ET) from Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Fans may purchase tickets starting later this month at NFL.com/probowl.

The AFC and NFC All-Star squads are based on the consensus votes of fans, players and coaches. Each group's vote counts one-third toward determining the 43-man rosters that represent the American Football Conference and National Football Conference in the Pro Bowl. NFL players and coaches will cast their votes on December 21-22.

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.

Listed below are the top 10 overall All-Star vote-getters and the players with the most votes at each position through December 13:

NFL ALL-STAR TOP-TEN VOTE-GETTERS

Pos.	Name, Team	Votes
QB	Aaron Rodgers, Packers	1,263,045
QB	Tom Brady, Patriots	1,149,721
WR	Calvin Johnson, Lions	953,575
QB	Drew Brees, Saints	908,864
WR	Wes Welker, Patriots	896,198
RB	Adrian Peterson, Vikings	811,640
WR	Greg Jennings, Packers	762,313
RB	LeSean McCoy, Eagles	753,143
TE	Rob Gronkowski, Patriots	747,829
QB	Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers	745,835

AFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS BY POSITION

Pos.	Name, Team	Votes	Pos.	Name, Team	Votes
QB	Tom Brady, Patriots	1,149,721	DE	Andre Carter, Patriots	389,491
RB	Arian Foster, Texans	706,796	DT	Haloti Ngata, Ravens	482,528
FB	Jacob Hester, Chargers	123,356	OLB	Terrell Suggs, Ravens	425,385
WR	Wes Welker, Patriots	896,198	ILB	Ray Lewis, Ravens	353,811
TE	Rob Gronkowski, Patriots	747,829	CB	Darrelle Revis, Jets	467,991
T	Michael Oher, Ravens	257,622	SS	Troy Polamalu, Steelers	191,550
G	Logan Mankins, Patriots	272,702	FS	Ed Reed, Ravens	167,342
C	Maurkice Pouncey, Steelers	301,423	P	Shane Lechler, Raiders	189,626
K	Sebastian Janikowski, Raiders	203,613	ST	Brendon Ayanbadejo, Ravens	87,079
KR	Joe McKnight, Jets	117,671

NFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS BY POSITION

Pos.	Name, Team	Votes	Pos.	Name, Team	Votes
QB	Aaron Rodgers, Packers	1,263,045	DE	Jared Allen, Vikings	633,763
RB	Adrian Peterson, Vikings	811,640	DT	Ndamukong Suh, Lions	451,377
FB	John Kuhn, Packers	262,735	OLB	DeMarcus Ware, Cowboys	465,399
WR	Calvin Johnson, Lions	953,575	ILB	Patrick Willis, 49ers	343,154
TE	Jimmy Graham, Saints	583,731	CB	Charles Woodson, Packers	612,332
T	Chad Clifton, Packers	318,902	SS	Roman Harper, Saints	119,151
G	T.J. Lang, Packers	263,512	FS	Morgan Burnett, Packers	191,736
C	Scott Wells, Packers	352,295	P	Andy Lee, 49ers	135,077
K	Mason Crosby, Packers	156,511	ST	Jarrett Bush, Packers	111,135
KR	Devin Hester, Bears	227,822