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Being selected to the Pro Bowl is a great honor in the NFL. It recognizes the players of a particular season that stood out above the rest. Voting is based mostly on production, but because fans are involved, popularity matters as well. Here are five players who have been voted into the most Pro Bowls of all time.
NFL players with the most Pro Bowl selections of all time
#2 (tied) - Peyton Manning - 14 Pro Bowl selections
Peyton Manning is widely considered one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, and he has the awards to back up that opinion. He won two Super Bowls with two different teams and was selected to 14 Pro Bowls in his Hall of Fame career. He has also won five regular-season NFL MVP awards, the most of any player in NFL history.
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#2 (tied) - Bruce Matthews - 14 Pro Bowl selections
Bruce Matthews was one of the best offensive linemen of his generation and one of the greatest in NFL history. Not only was he selected for 14 Pro Bowls, but he was chosen for 14 consecutive seasons between 1988 and 2001. During that span, he was also selected as the first-team All-Pro seven times. He was extremely durable, starting every single game during that 14-year stretch of dominance.
Players with the most Pro Bowls selections in NFL history
These NFL players have been selected to the most Pro Bowls of all time.
#2 (tied) - Tony Gonzalez - 14 Pro Bowl selections
Tony Gonzalez is one of the best tight ends in NFL history. He was selected to the Pro Bowl 14 times in a 15-year span between 1999 and 2013. He was also chosen as a first-team All-Pro six times in his career, with four of them happening in a five-year span between 1999 and 2003. He is one of the best receiving threats among all tight ends in NFL history.
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#2 (tied) - Merlin Olsen - 14 Pro Bowl selections
Merlin Olsen played in the NFL with the Rams for 15 years and started 208 games. He never missed a game in his entire career and started all 208 of them at defensive tackle. He was selected to the Pro Bowl 14 times, every season, except for his last one in the NFL. He was also chosen as a first-team All Pro for five consecutive seasons between 1966 and 1970.
#1 - Tom Brady - 15 Pro Bowl selections
The 2021 NFL season marks the 15th time that Tom Brady has been selected to the Pro Bowl. He now stands alone as the player with the most Pro Bowls in NFL history, breaking a five-way tie at 14 selections. Tom Brady continues to break records in his legendary career spanning more than two decades. He is still showing no signs of regression as he is a top candidate for the 2021 NFL MVP.
