The latest Pro Bowl voting results have been released and 3 Steelers are looking good to make the 2011 Pro Bowl team. Steelers strong safety Troy Polamalu leads all AFC defensive player voting with 383,928 votes. Outside linebacker James Harrison leads the outside linebacker position voting with 297,265 votes while Steelers reserve linebacker Keyaron Fox leads the AFC special teams voting with 92,172 votes.
2011 Pro Bowl voting will continue online and on web-enabled mobile phones by going to NFL.com/probowl through Monday, December 20. For the first time, fans may vote on Facebook by visiting www.facebook.com/nfl and clicking on the “Pro Bowl” tab.
Balloting will conclude on Monday, December 20 following Monday Night Football (Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings, ESPN, 8:30 pm (ET). The teams will be announced at 7:00 pm (ET) Tuesday, December 28 on a special NFL Total Access 2011 Pro Bowl Selection Show on NFL Network.
The 2011 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, January 30, 2011 and televised live on FOX at 7:00 pm (ET) at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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 towards 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 22-23.
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 14:
| NFL ALL-STAR TOP-TEN VOTE-GETTERS | ||
| Pos. | Name, Team | Votes |
| QB | Michael Vick, Eagles | 981,687 |
| QB | Tom Brady, Patriots | 947,194 |
| QB | Peyton Manning, Colts | 806,025 |
| RB | Adrian Peterson, Vikings | 736,603 |
| QB | Aaron Rodgers, Packers | 690,619 |
| QB | Drew Brees, Saints | 662,953 |
| QB | Philip Rivers, Chargers | 633,269 |
| RB | Arian Foster, Texans | 519,154 |
| QB | Matt Ryan, Falcons | 484,949 |
| QB | David Garrard, Jaguars | 479,018 |
| AFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS BY POSITION | |||||
| Pos. | Name, Team | Votes | Pos. | Name, Team | Votes |
| QB | Tom Brady, Patriots | 947,194 | DE | Dwight Freeney, Colts | 377,338 |
| RB | Arian Foster, Texans | 519,154 | DT | Haloti Ngata, Ravens | 249,980 |
| FB | Le\’Ron McClain, Ravens | 190,729 | OLB | James Harrison, Steelers | 297,265 |
| WR | Andre Johnson, Texans | 433,206 | ILB | Ray Lewis, Ravens | 304,087 |
| TE | Antonio Gates, Chargers | 457,690 | CB | Nnamdi Asomugha, Raiders | 243,816 |
| T | Andrew Whitworth, Bengals | 362,996 | SS | Troy Polamalu, Steelers | 383,928 |
| G | Eric Steinbach, Browns | 274,984 | FS | Ed Reed, Ravens | 233,880 |
| C | Jeff Saturday, Colts | 253,624 | P | Shane Lechler, Raiders | 130,279 |
| K | Sebastian Janikowski, Raiders | 126,405 | ST | Keyaron Fox, Steelers | 92,172 |
| KR | Joshua Cribbs, Browns | 154,575 | |||
| NFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS BY POSITION | |||||
| Pos. | Name, Team | Votes | Pos. | Name, Team | Votes |
| QB | Michael Vick, Eagles | 981,687 | DE | Julius Peppers, Bears | 312,193 |
| RB | Adrian Peterson, Vikings | 736,603 | DT | Ndamukong Suh, Lions | 300,680 |
| FB | Heath Evans, Saints | 162,597 | OLB | Clay Matthews, Packers | 353,981 |
| WR | Roddy White, Falcons | 445,604 | ILB | Brian Urlacher, Bears | 226,693 |
| TE | Tony Gonzalez, Falcons | 345,847 | CB | Charles Woodson, Packers | 292,047 |
| T | Chad Clifton, Packers | 136,532 | SS | LaRon Landry, Redskins | 174,625 |
| G | Steve Hutchinson, Vikings | 158,204 | FS | Antrel Rolle, Giants | 131,136 |
| C | Shaun O\’Hara, Giants | 182,287 | P | Ben Graham, Cardinals | 143,893 |
| K | David Akers, Eagles | 165,632 | ST | Heath Farwell, Vikings | 136,108 |
| KR | Devin Hester, Bears | 190,591 | |||
