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Last week LT was the only Charger in the top five, this week LaDainian Tomlinson and Antonio Gates are in the top five of the All-Star balloting, NFL.com announced today.

Peyton Manning, with 812,503 votes, leads the balloting. Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander (787,512 votes) ranks second overall while Bolts running back LaDainian Tomlinson (760,870), Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson (705,722) and Bolts tight end Antonio Gates (699,614) round out the top five.

NFL All-Star Top-Ten Vote-Getters

Pos. Name, Team Votes
QB Peyton Manning, Colts 812,503
RB Shaun Alexander, Seahawks 787,512
RB LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers 760,870
WR Chad Johnson, Bengals 705,722
TE Antonio Gates, Chargers 699,614
QB Carson Palmer, Bengals 665,123
RB Edgerrin James, Colts 651,002
TE Jeremy Shockey, Giants 644,324
WR Marvin Harrison, Colts 584,597
WR Steve Smith, Panthers 524,824

One week to go ... Need to vote for our guys! Tomlinson and Gates are not the only ones on the team's roster that deserve to go to Hawaii.