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13 former B1G stars named to NFL Pro Bowl
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Several former B1G stars and current NFL standouts earned Pro Bowl honors on Tuesday night.
There were some old and a few new names who earned Pro Bowl honors this fall after outstanding seasons in the professional ranks. Seven of those players came from the AFC and six were from the NFC.
To break it down by team, Ohio State led the way with four Pro Bowl selections. Wisconsin, Michigan, Purdue and Iowa all had two and Penn State had one.
Here are the 13 B1G stars who earned the honors:
- Tom Brady (Michigan)
- Melvin Gordon (Wisconsin)
- Taylor Lewan (Michigan)
- Marshal Yanda (Iowa)
- J.J. Watt (Wisconsin)
- Damon Ward (Ohio State)
- Cameron Heyward (Ohio State)
- Drew Brees (Purdue)
- Saquon Barkley (Penn State)
- Ezekiel Elliott (Ohio State)
- Michael Thomas (Ohio State)
- Ryan Kerrigan (Purdue)
- George Kittle (Iowa)
#B1G names (13) who made @NFL Pro Bowl:
AFC
T. Brady (MICH)
M. Gordon (WIS)
T. Lewan (MICH)
M. Yanda (IOWA)
JJ Watt (WIS)
C. Heyward (OSU)
D. Ward (OSU)NFC
D. Brees (PUR)
S. Barkley (PSU)
E. Elliott (OSU)
M. Thomas (OSU)
G. Kittle (IOWA)
R. Kerrigan (PUR) pic.twitter.com/FX5tjCtwTx— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) December 19, 2018
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB