The Team Rice specialists are kicker Josh Brown of the Giants, punter Johnny Hekker of the Rams, punt returner Tyler Lockett of the Seahawks and special teams player Cedric Peerman of the Bengals. While it is unlikely that these five players will be drafted to play on the same team, it will be fun to see which players end up on which team and which point they are selected at in the draft. “But I’m just happy to be here in Hawaii and with some of the other players around the NFL”, Manning said.
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Might Bowman take an outside route to the quarterback and meet Staley?
When Eli Manning found out Odell Beckham Jr. was in charge of drafting players for the Pro Bowl, the quarterback told his wide receiver there was no pressure to pick him.
By playing with Zack Martin, Travis Frederick and Tyron Smith in the Pro Bowl, Russell Wilson might feel a bit spoiled to have so much protection that he has time to make even bigger plays, something which might cause him to have a long and serious discussion with Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider and head coach Pete Carroll.
Pittsburgh Steelers guard David DeCastro was selected to his first Pro Bowl several weeks ago and the former first round draft pick out of Stanford is now in Hawaii preparing to play in the annual All-Star game.
A record 33 original Pro Bowl selections won’t appear in the game.
It is a joke that Woodson, one of the greatest of all-time, was selected last in his final Pro Bowl.
The Pro Bowl will be played Sunday night in Honolulu. However, a fellow member of his draft class was.
Quarterbacks: Russell Wilson, Seattle; Jameis Winston, Tampa Bay; Teddy Bridgewater, Minnesota. Team Rice followed with Oakland Raiders defensive end Kahlil Mack.
The draft will be hosted by ESPN’s Monday Night Football crew of Mike Tirico and Jon Gruden, with Irvin and Rice joining them and selecting their teams in the same format as the NFL Draft.
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