Colts’ Leonard, Kelly, Nelson make AFC Pro Bowl squad

Led by their star quarterbacks, the Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers each had seven players selected to the Pro Bowl.

The Baltimore Ravens also had seven players chosen.

Three Indianapolis Colts stars were selected: linebacker Darius Leonard, center Ryan Kelly and guard Quenton Nelson.

Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes joins Buffalo’s Josh Allen and Houston’s Deshaun Watson as the AFC quarterbacks. For the NFC, it’s Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers, Seattle’s Russell Wilson and Arizona’s Kyler Murray.

Mahomes and Rodgers are the starters, though there will be no actual game this season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Jan. 31, the players will be celebrated during two Pro Bowl-themed shows airing on an ESPN/ABC simulcast, with a virtual Pro Bowl experience within the Madden NFL 21 video game.

Roster selections were determined by votes of players, coaches and fans.

The other Chiefs are DE Frank Clark, OT Eric Fisher, WR Tyreek Hill, DT Chris Jones, TE Travis Kelce and SS Tyrann Mathieu.

Baltimore has OT Orlando Brown, DT Calais Campbell, LS Morgan Cox, CB Marlon Humphrey, LB Matthew Judon, FB Patrick Ricard and K Justin Tucker.

For Green Bay, the other six representatives are WR Davante Adams, CB Jaire Alexander, OT David Bakhtiari, G Elgton Jenkins, RB Aaron Jones and LB Za’Darius Smith.

Seattle has SS Jamal Adams, special teamer Nick Bellore, FS Quandre Diggs, WR DK Metcalf, LS Tyler Ott and LB Bobby Wagner.

Other notable selections include Titans running back Derrick Henry, the NFL’s leading rusher, and highly productive receivers Keenan Allen of the Chargers and Stefon Diggs of the Bills for the AFC’s offense. On defense, linebackers T.J. Watt of Pittsburgh and Leonard of Indianapolis, Miami ball-hawking cornerback Xavien Howard and Cleveland end Myles Garrett made the squad.

For the NFC, such standouts as Arizona wideout DeAndre Hopkins, Minnesota running back Dalvin Cook, New Orleans RB Alvin Kamara and Philadelphia center Jason Kelce made it. So did New Orleans DE Cameron Jordan, Los Angeles Rams DT Aaron Donald, San Francisco LB Fred Warner, Rams CB Jalen Ramsey and Arizona SS Budda Baker.

Washington rookie DE Chase Young made the NFC squad, as did another 2020 first-round draft pick, Minnesota WR Justin Jefferson.

In all, there were 26 first-time Pro Bowlers.

Five teams have no Pro Bowl players: the Jaguars, Jets, Bengals, Cowboys and Panthers.

THE ROSTERS:

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AFC
OFFENSE
Quarterbacks: x-Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City; Josh Allen, Buffalo; Deshaun Watson, Houston.

Tight ends: x-Travis Kelce, Kansas City; Darren Walker, Las Vegas.

Wide Receivers: x-Tyreek Hill, Kansas City; x-Stefon Diggs, Buffalo; Keenan Allen, Los Angeles Chargers; A.J. Brown, Tennessee.

Tackles: s-Lamey Tunsil, Houston; x-Eric Fisher, Kansas City; Orland Brown, Baltimore.

Guards: x-Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis; x-Joel Bitonio, Cleveland; David DeCastro, Pittsburgh.

Centers: x-Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh; Ryan Kelly, Indianapolis.

Running Backs: x-Derrick Henry, Tennessee; Nick Chubb, Cleveland; Josh Jacobs, Las Vegas.

Fullback: s-Patrick Ricard, Baltimore.

DEFENSE
Defensive Ends: x-Myles Garrett, Cleveland; x-Joey Bosa, Los Angeles Chargers; Frank Clark, Kansas City.

Interior Lineman: x-Chris Jones, Kansas City; x-Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh; Calais Campbell, Baltimore.

Outside Linebackers: x-T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh; x-Bradley Chubb, Denver; Matt Judon, Baltimore.

Inside/Middle Linebackers: x-Darius Leonard, Baltimore; Tremaine Edmunds, Buffalo.

Cornerbacks: x-Xavien Howard, Miami; x-Tre’Davious White, Buffalo; Marion Humphrey, Baltimore; Stephon Gilmore, New England.

Free Safeties: x-Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh; Justin Simmons, Denver.

Strong Safety: x-Thrann Mathieu, Kansas City.

SPECIALISTS
Placekicker: x-Justin Tucker, Baltimore.

Long snapper: x-Morgan Cox, Baltimore.

Punter: x-Jake Bailey, New England.

Return Specialist: x-Andre Roberts, Buffalo.

Special Teamer: x-Matthew Slater, New England.

NFC
OFFENSE
Quarterbacks: x-Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay; Russell Wilson, Seattle; Kyler Murray, Arizona.

Tight Ends: x-T.J. Hockenson, Detroit; Evan Engram, New York Giants.

Wide Receivers: x-Davante Adams, Green Bay; x-DeAandre Hopkins, Arizona; DK Metcalf, Seattle; Justin Jefferson, Minnesota.

Tackles: x-David Bakhtiari, Green Bay; x-Trent Williams, San Francisco; Terron Armstead, New Orleans.

Guards: x-Brandon Scherff, Washington; x-Elgton Jenkins, Green Bay; Andrus Peat, New Orleans.

Centers: x-Jason Kelce, Philadelphia; Frank Ragnow, Detroit.

Running Backs: x-Dalvin Cook, Minnesota; Alvina Kamara, New Orleans; Aaron Jones, Green Bay.

Fullback: x-Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco.

DEFENSE
Defensive Ends: x-Cameron Jordan, New Orleans; x-Brandon Graham, Philadelphia; Chase Young, Washington.

Interior Lineman: x-Aaron Donald, St. Louis; x-Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia; Grady Jarret, Atlanta.

Outside Linebackers: x-Khalil Mack, Chicago; x-Za’Darius Smith, Green Bay; Jason Pierre-Paul, Tampa Bay.

Inside/Middle Linebackers: x-Bobby Wagner, Seattle; Fred Warner, San Francisco.

Cornerbacks: x-Jalen Ramsey, St. Louis; x-Jaire Alexander, Green Bay; Marshon Lattimore, New Orleans; James Bradberry, New York Giants.

Free Safeties: x-Quandre Diggs, Seattle.

Strong Safety: x-Budda Baker, Arizona; Jamal Adams, Seattle.

SPECIALISTS
Placekicker: x-Younghoe Koo, Atlanta.

Long snapper: x-Tyler Ott, Seattle.

Punter: x-Jack Fox, Detroit.

Special Teamer: x-Nick Bellore, Seattle.