Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints / Image: Zuma Press

Balloting for the 2010 Pro Bowl will conclude on Monday, December 21 following the conclusion of Monday Night Football (New York Giants at Washington Redskins, ESPN, 8:30 PM ET). The teams will be announced at 4 PM (ET) Tuesday, December 29 on a special NFL Total Access 2010 Pro Bowl Selection Show on NFL Network. The 2010 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, January 31, 2010 and televised live on ESPN at 7:20 PM ET from Dolphin Stadium in South Florida, also the site of Super Bowl XLIV a week later on Sunday, February 7. Fans can buy tickets to the 2010 Pro Bowl at NFL.com/probowl and TICKETMASTER.com or by calling 800-745-3000.

Listed below are the top 10 overall All-Star vote-getters:

1. Drew Brees, Saints (1,120,535)
2. Brett Favre, Vikings (1,120,174)
3. Peyton Manning, Colts (1,113,934)
4. Adrian Peterson, Vikings (1,079,993)
5. Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals (684,698)
6. Tom Brady, Patriots (622,916)
7. Dallas Clark, Colts (603,492)
8. Cedric Benson, Bengals (565,763)
9. Chris Johnson, Titans (560,479)
10. Andre Johnson, Texans (546,693)

Source: NFL Media

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So miffed is Kellen Winslow that he’s not the highest-paid tight end in football, he decided to skip the Browns’ recent OTAs. Of course, he didn’t actually come out and say that. Most would believe his absence was simply due to his recovery from a fourth knee surgery. But with Indy’s Dallas Clark making $42 million over six years ($27M in the first three years and an average salary close to $7M annually — making him the highest paid player at that position), I would think Kellen is upset. And he has a point. He had more catches last season (82 vs. 58) and made the Pro Bowl as an alternate. But Dallas had more than double Kellen’s number of touchdowns (11 vs. 5). Getting in the end zone is what it’s all about.

It’s kind of hard to compare these situations because Dallas was in the final year of his contract and Kellen still has three years left. And because of injuries, Kellen only played in two games his first two years in the league. Still, he’s put together back-to-back good seasons in ‘06 and ‘07. A third just might earn him the contract extension he’s looking for.

Source: Cleveland.com, Photo: Newscom

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All that last night’s MNF game did was reaffirm that there are two dominant teams in the National Football League — the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots. Notice I listed the Colts first, but don’t read into it. I was just arranging alphabetically. The Patriots have been my Super Bowl favorite since … well, a long time ago.

The way Indy manhandled the Jags on the road was awe-inspiring. Yet, as impressed as I was with the Colts, I was equally as disappointed in Jacksonville for not showing up for such a big game in front of their home crowd. Sure, starting QB David Garrard left in the second quarter with a leg injury, but he doesn’t play defense. I’ll allow the offense some level of excuse, but the Jags D gave up 400 yards of total offense and a touchdown to TE Dallas Clark that looked like he was warming up playing catch with Peyton Manning. The game lacked the emotion and intensity I thought it would have and for the few days prior I thought Jacksonville actually had a chance in this game, I feel pretty foolish.

Fellow b5er James Edwards has some thoughts on this game at SquibKick.com.

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