Posted by Duke Bobber on December 14, 2011 – 2:21 pm

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, with 1,263,045 votes, leads all NFL All-Stars in balloting for the 2012 Pro Bowl, NFL.com announced today. 2012 Pro Bowl voting will continue online at www.packers.com through Monday, December 19.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (1,149,721 votes) leads all AFC players and ranks second overall, while Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson (953,575 votes), New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (908,864 votes) and New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker (896,198 votes) round out the top five on NFL.com.

Balloting will conclude on Monday, December 19 following the conclusion of Monday Night Football (Pittsburgh Steelers at San Francisco 49ers, ESPN, 8:30 pm (ET). The teams will be announced at 7:00 pm (ET) Tuesday, December 27 on a special NFL Total Access 2012 Pro Bowl Selection Show on NFL Network.

The 2012 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, January 29, 2012 and televised live on NBC at 7:00 pm (ET) from 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 toward 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 21-22.

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 13:

TOP 10 ALL-STAR VOTE-GETTERS

QB Aaron Rodgers, Packers………1,263,045

QB Tom Brady, Patriots………1,149,721

WR Calvin Johnson, Lions………953,575

QB Drew Brees, Saints………908,864

WR Wes Welker, Patriots………896,198

RB Adrian Peterson, Vikings………811,640

WR Greg Jennings, Packers………762,313

RB LeSean McCoy, Eagles………753,143

TE Rob Gronkowski, Patriots………747,829

QB Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers………745,835

NFC LEADERS BY POSITION

QB Aaron Rodgers, Packers………1,263,045

RB Adrian Peterson, Vikings………811,640

FB John Kuhn, Packers………262,735

WR Calvin Johnson, Lions………953,575

TE Jimmy Graham, Saints………583,731

T Chad Clifton, Packers………318,902

G T.J. Lang, Packers………263,512

C Scott Wells, Packers………352,295

K Mason Crosby, Packers………156,511

KR Devin Hester, Bears………227,822

DE Jared Allen, Vikings………633,763

DT Ndamukong Suh, Lions………451,377

OLB DeMarcus Ware, Cowboys………465,399

ILB Patrick Willis, 49ers………343,154

CB Charles Woodson, Packers………612,332

SS Roman Harper, Saints………119,151

FS Morgan Burnett, Packers………191,736

P Andy Lee, 49ers………135,077

ST Jarrett Bush, Packers………111,135

AFC LEADERS BY POSITION

QB Tom Brady, Patriots………1,149,721

RB Arian Foster, Texans………706,796

FB Jacob Hester, Chargers………123,356

WR Wes Welker, Patriots………896,198

TE Rob Gronkowski, Patriots………747,829

T Michael Oher, Ravens………257,622

G Logan Mankins, Patriots………272,702

C Maurkice Pouncey, Steelers………301,423

K Sebastian Janikowski, Raiders………203,613

KR Joe McKnight, Jets………117,671

DE Andre Carter, Patriots………389,491

DT Haloti Ngata, Ravens………482,528

OLB Terrell Suggs, Ravens………425,385

ILB Ray Lewis, Ravens………353,811

CB Darrelle Revis, Jets………467,991

SS Troy Polamalu, Steelers………191,550

FS Ed Reed, Ravens………167,342

P Shane Lechler, Raiders………189,626

ST Brendon Ayanbadejo, Ravens………87,079

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