WGBA -Three Packers Earn Pro Bowl Bids
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Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Safety Nick Collins and Cornerback Charles Woodson are heading to the Pro Bowl. The game will be played in Miami the weekend before the Super Bowl.
Rodgers earns his first career selection in his second season as a starter. He became the first player in NFL history to throw for 4,000 yards in each of his first two seasons as a starter.
Collins will make his second straight Pro Bowl. The fifth-year pro has 51 tackles, six interceptions, a sack and fumble recovery on the season. His six interceptions are second most among NFC safeties and tied for fifth overall in the NFL. He becomes the first Packers' safety to earn consecutive Pro Bowl selections since LeRoy Butler went to three straight (1996-98).
Woodson earns his sixth career Pro Bowl bid and second as a member of the Packers. He has registered a career high in tackles (81) and has tied his career high with eight interceptions. The 12th-year pro also has two sacks, four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and 18 passes defensed.
Linebacker Clay Matthews was named a first alternate. Other Packers listed as alternates include tackle Chad Clifton, running back Ryan Grant and linebacker A.J. Hawk.
