The fan voting for the 2013 Pro Bowl ended on Monday, December 17 and the Pittsburgh Steelers did manage to have one player that wound up being the leading vote getter for their respected position in the AFC. That player is center Maurkice Pouncey.
Pouncey led all AFC centers with 217,326 fan votes per the latest NFL media release.
The Steelers third-year center has played in all but one game this season. He missed the Week 7 game against the Cincinnati Bengals with a knee injury that he suffered in the Week 6 game against the Tennessee Titans on the first offensive play from scrimmage after tackle Marcus Gilbert fell into the back of his leg while the unit was pass protecting.
The announcement of the 2013 Pro Bowl teams, including starters, will be made on the December 26th Pro Bowl Selection Show on the NFL Network and 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 AFC and NFC in the Pro Bowl. Players and coaches will cast their votes on December 20-21.
If selected, it would be the third consecutive year that the Steelers 2010 first-round draft pick has earned Pro Bowl honors.
The 2013 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, January 27, 2013 and televised live on NBC at 7:00 pm (ET) from Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Listed below are the top 10 overall All-Star vote-getters and the players who finished with the most votes at each position:
| NFL ALL-STAR TOP-TEN VOTE-GETTERS | ||
| Pos. | Name, Team | Votes |
| QB | Peyton Manning, Broncos | 993,045 |
| QB | Tom Brady, Patriots | 908,099 |
| RB | Arian Foster, Texans | 829,591 |
| RB | Adrian Peterson, Vikings | 828,225 |
| QB | Aaron Rodgers, Packers | 777,827 |
| QB | Robert Griffin III, Redskins | 683,943 |
| WR | A.J, Green, Bengals | 676,607 |
| TE | Rob Gronkowski, Patriots | 646,273 |
| QB | Drew Brees, Saints | 578,753 |
| RB | Ray Rice, Ravens | 564,751 |
| AFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS BY POSITION | |||||
| Pos. | Name, Team | Votes | Pos. | Name, Team | Votes |
| QB | Peyton Manning, Broncos | 993,045 | DE | J.J. Watt, Texans | 542,688 |
| RB | Arian Foster, Texans | 829,591 | DT | Haloti Ngata, Ravens | 362,986 |
| FB | Vonta Leach, Ravens | 190,978 | OLB | Von Miller, Broncos | 387,585 |
| WR | A.J. Green, Bengals | 676,607 | ILB | Jerod Mayo, Patriots | 323,411 |
| TE | Rob Gronkowski, Patriots | 646,273 | CB | Champ Bailey, Broncos | 240,804 |
| T | Michael Oher, Ravens | 227,240 | SS | Bernard Pollard, Ravens | 114,007 |
| G | Logan Mankins, Patriots | 206,026 | FS | Ed Reed, Ravens | 141,315 |
| C | Maurkice Pouncey, Steelers | 217,326 | P | Brandon Fields, Dolphins | 91,063 |
| K | Sebastian Janikowski, Raiders | 138,068 | ST | Joshua Cribbs, Browns | 127,848 |
| KR | Jacoby Jones, Ravens | 143,047 | |||
| NFC LEADING VOTE-GETTERS BY POSITION | |||||
| Pos. | Name, Team | Votes | Pos. | Name, Team | Votes |
| QB | Aaron Rodgers, Packers | 777,827 | DE | Jared Allen, Vikings | 351,571 |
| RB | Adrian Peterson, Vikings | 828,225 | DT | Justin Smith, 49ers | 257,020 |
| FB | John Kuhn, Packers | 181,820 | OLB | Clay Matthews, Packers | 343,514 |
| WR | Victor Cruz, Giants | 515,811 | ILB | Patrick Willis, 49ers | 226,791 |
| TE | Tony Gonzalez, Falcons | 553,198 | CB | Tim Jennings, Bears | 312,596 |
| T | Matt Kalil, Vikings | 193,563 | SS | Charles Woodson, Packers | 117,230 |
| G | Mike Iupati, 49ers | 177,817 | FS | Ronde Barber, Buccaneers | 121,031 |
| C | Jeff Saturday, Packers | 312,013 | P | Thomas Morstead, Saints | 104,563 |
| K | David Akers, 49ers | 140,847 | ST | C.J. Spillman, 49ers | 89,797 |
| KR | Randall Cobb, Packers | 131,626 | |||
