The 2012 NFL Pro Bowl will take place on Sunday at 4:00 PST on NBC, and the Chargers will have five players participating in the festivities. This is the eighth time that Antonio Gates has been selected to a team, the fourth time Philip Rivers has been chosen, the second Pro Bowl for Vincent Jackson and the first Pro Bowl for Eric Weddle and Ryan Mathews. Jackson is a replacement for Wes Welker, but Jackson was tied for sixth in the NFL with nine touchdown receptions. Calvin Johnson, Rob Gronkowski, Jimmy Graham and Jordy Nelson were the only players with more receiving yards and touchdowns than Jackson in 2011.
Mathews is a replacement for Ray Rice due to injury. Mathews was 10th in rushing yards while missing two games, and every running back ahead of him had at least 27 more rushing attempts with fewer yards per attempt. Gates missed three games, but he was still tied for fourth among tight ends in touchdown receptions, and 10th in receptions and receiving yards among tight ...
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PLAYERS:
Antonio Gates,
Philip Rivers,
Vincent Jackson,
Eric Weddle,
Ryan Mathews,
Wes Welker,
Ray Rice,
Charles Woodson,
Rex Grossman
TEAMS: San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins
TEAMS: San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins
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