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A team-record and NFL-leading nine players from the San Diego Chargers were voted by NFL players, coaches and fans to participate in this season’s Pro Bowl in Hawaii.

From the offense, running back LaDainian Tomlinson, quarterback Philip Rivers, fullback Lorenzo Neal and center Nick Hardwick were voted to the squad along with tight end Antonio Gates. Defensive tackle Jamal Williams and linebacker Shawne Merriman will represent the defense, and they’ll be joined by kicker Nate Kaeding and special teams standout Kassim Osgood.

An interesting side note: Rivers, Merriman and Kaeding were all acquired in the same trade that sent the first choice in the 2004 NFL Draft, quarterback Eli Manning, to the New York Giants, in exchange for Rivers, chosen by the Giants with the fourth-overall selection that year; the Giants’ third-round choice in ’04 (Kaeding), the Giants’ first-round choice in ’05 (Merriman) and the Giants’ fifth-round choice in ’05 (tackle Roman Oben).

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Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson is running strong in the pro bowl charge with two weeks of voting remaining.

Tomlinson (625,067 votes) ranks only second to Peyton Manning (721,342 votes) while, New York Giants running back Tiki Barber (552,577), Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb (469,510) and Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison (461,342) round out the top five.

The teams will be announced at 4 p.m. (ET) Tuesday, Dec. 19 on a special NFL Total Access 2007 Pro Bowl Selection Show on NFL Network. The Pro Bowl will be played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday, February 10 and televised by CBS.

Don’t forget to vote on NFL.com for Tomlinson and other deserving Chargers.

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Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson ranks second in voting for 2007 Pro Bowl. Tight end Antonio Gates, fullback Lorenzo Neal, kicker Nate Kaeding and linebacker Shawne Merriman lead at their positions the NFL NFL announced today.

Please tell everyone you know to vote Chargers!

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The teams will be announced at 1 p.m. (Pacific) Tuesday, Dec. 19 on a special NFL Total Access 2007 Pro Bowl Selection Show on NFL Network. The Pro Bowl will be played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday, February 10 and televised by CBS.

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Kickoff for the 2007 Pro Bowl will be Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007 1 p.m. Hawaii time, 3 p.m. Pacific time.

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The starting all-star lineups for the 2006 Pro Bowl were announced on Saturday and the Chargers will have five starters in Hawaii next month.

Continue reading "Five Bolts to start in Pro Bowl" »

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Tight end Antonio Gates, fullback Lorenzo Neal, linebacker Shawne Merriman, safety Hanik Milligan, running back LaDainian Tomlinson, and defensive tackle Jamal Williams will represent the Chargers on the AFC All-Star team in the Pro Bowl this coming February, giving the Chargers their largest complement of Pro Bowl players in 23 years.

Two other Chargers – quarterback Drew Brees and punter Mike Scifres – finished as first and second alternates, respectively, in the voting and will join the squad should the players selected be unable to participate due to injury.

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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.

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After another convincing win, this time over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Footbal, the Colts take three of the top five spots in the fan vote on NFL.com. On November 16th LaDainian Tomlinson was third in the fan vote but was surpassed by Michael Vick, Marvin Harrison and Edgerrin James this week. None of these three were in the top 10 three weeks back.

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.

NFL players and coaches will cast their votes on Dec. 19-20.

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