2015 All-Pro Team Selected!
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In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League (NFL).
The Associated Press recognized the best of the NFL’s best, releasing its All-Pro selections on Friday afternoon.
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From the merger with the rival American Football League (AFL) in 1970 up through 2013, it was officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference (AFC) against those in the National Football Conference (NFC). Since 2014, the teams were not based on the two conferences, and are instead chosen by two team captains (honorary captains who are each Hall of Fame players) in a televised “schoolyard pick” four days prior to the game.
Khalil Mack of the Oakland Raiders made history this season, becoming the first player ever to receive All-Pro honors at two different positions in the same year, according to Barry Wilner of the AP.
Mack, who excelled at defensive end and outside linebacker, recorded 77 tackles along with 15.0 sacks in just his second season in the NFL.
“I do whatever I can to help the team win. I’m a team guy,” Mack told Wilner. “Whether it’s dropping in coverage or rushing the passer. I can do either. I think they (voters) saw that.”
He joins the Houston Texans’ J.J. Watt, one of the most dominant defensive forces the game has ever seen. Watt led the league with 17.5 sacks and was a unanimous decision, per Wilner, receiving 50 votes. He was a unanimous decision last year, as well.
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was also a unanimous decision, leading the league with 1,485 yards and 11 touchdowns. It’s quite a comeback after missing all but one game of the 2014 season after being placed on the commissioner’s exempt list and suspended.
The Carolina Panthers have the most All-Pros with six. It’s well deserved for a unit that put up a 15-1 record this season.
Linebacker Luke Kuechly, along with Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, received 49 of 50 votes. His teammate, quarterback Cam Newton, was thrilled to be on the team with Kuechly.
“That’s big, man,” Newton said, per Wilner. “I’m just trying to be like Luke Kuechly man, that’s it – Captain America, man. He sets the tone.”
Of the 27 players given All-Pro honors, 15 were from the NFC and 12 from the AFC, per Wilner.
By Joe Pantorno,http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2606202-2015-associated-press-nfl-all-pro-teams-announced
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