Christine O'Connor
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The NFL held its coin toss leading up to the 2015 Pro Bowl on Tuesday, and NFL Media's Michael Irvin won.
Following Tuesday’s press conference and initial captain selections, 26 players (13 per team) were subject to pre-draft selection from the position groups: guards, centers, fullbacks, interior defensive linemen, placekickers, punters, return specialists, and special team players.
The second-ever Pro Bowl Draft will continue with 56 players yet to be selected during a nationally televised primetime broadcast on NFL Network at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 21. The 2015 Pro Bowl Draft is being held at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. All 88 Pro Bowl players are expected to be in attendance for Wednesday’s live show. won the coin toss and chose the pair of Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray and Cleveland Browns cornerback Joe Haden as his captains. Hall of Fame wide receiver Cris Carter in turn has Texans star defensive end J.J.Watt and Steelers receiver Antonio Brown.
The captains are determined by being the players receiving the most votes among those no longer playing after the Divisional Round who are also healthy and participating. In this instance, J.J Watt, the defensive player receiving the most votes, was paired with the offensive player receiving the second most votes and meeting the above criteria, which was Antonio Brown. The offensive player receiving the most votes and meeting the requirements (DeMarco Murray) was paired with Joe Haden.
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TEAM CARTER (THROUGH DAY 1 PRE-SELECTION)
WIDE RECEIVERS
Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh (Captain)
GUARDS
Evan Mathis, Philadelphia
Mike Pouncey, Miami
Josh Sitton, Green Bay
CENTERS
Jason Kelce, Philadelphia
Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh
FULLBACK
John Kuhn, Green Bay
DEFENSIVE ENDS
J.J. Watt, Houston (Captain)
INTERIOR DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
Marcell Dareus, Buffalo
Dontari Poe, Kansas City
Kyle Williams, Buffalo
SPECIALISTS
Justin Bethel, Arizona
Devin Hester, Atlanta
Pat McAfee, Indianapolis
Cody Parkey, Philadelphia
TEAM IRVIN (THROUGH DAY 1 PRE-SELECTION)
RUNNING BACKS
DeMarco Murray, Dallas (Captain)
GUARDS
Kyle Long, Chicago
Zack Martin, Dallas
Marshal Yanda, Baltimore
CENTERS
Travis Frederick, Dallas
Nick Mangold, New York Jets
FULLBACK
Marcel Reece, Oakland
CORNERBACKS
Joe Haden, Cleveland (Captain)
INTERIOR DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
Geno Atkins, Cincinnati
Aaron Donald, St. Louis
Sheldon Richardson, New York Jets
SPECIALISTS
Kevin Huber, Cincinnati
Darren Sproles, Philadelphia
Darrell Stuckey, San Diego
Adam Vinatieri, Indianapolis
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