NFL Pro Bowl Round
Russell Wilson and Eli Manning were the top picks in the 2016 Pro Bowl draft. https://t.co/AjGWkqabxl
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Counting Down Team Rice and Team Irvin Main Weapons for Pro Bowl Odds Win
Beckham and Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald will serve as active-player captains for Team Rice while Cincinnati Bengals defensive lineman Geno Atkins and Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman were named captains for Team Irvin. Manning tossed 13 TD passes to Beckham during the regular season and will look to hook up early in the Pro Bowl. “We’ll have to talk about it,” Manning said. “We’ve got a few plays that we’ve run over the years that we might have to throw into the offense, and hopefully, we can get together on a couple big plays.” Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones was picked third overall by Team Irvin while Raiders linebacker/defensive end Khalil Mack was drafted fourth overall by Team Rice. Irvin then added a trio of defensive players with his next three picks by selecting Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, Detroit Lions defensive end Ezekiel Ansah and Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett. The former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver then added wide receivers A.J. Green (Cincinnati Bengals) and DeAndre Hopkins (Houston Texans) in the sixth and seventh rounds, respectively. Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry was selected by Rice with his third overall pick and added Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr and wide receiver Amari Cooper with his next two picks. Rice then selected Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters and Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson with his next two picks. Thirty-four players, mostly linemen and special-teams players were pre-drafted Tuesday. Forty-eight players were drafted or assigned Wednesday.