It is an impressive accomplishment to make one NFL Pro Bowl roster, but to make it on this list you had to make the roster at least six times. These are some of the best players in NFL history at each position. In this list we will take a look at the offensive side of the ball. At certain positions there is a tie and I will break that tie and select just one player. We will start off with the guys that work the hardest, the offensive linemen.
Tackle: Three different guards made 11 Pro Bowls each, Anthony Munoz, Jonathan Ogden, and Willie Roaf. This is a really difficult choice to narrow it down to just two, but I'll take Ogden and Munoz. Ogden played 12 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens and helped lead the team to a win in Super Bowl XXXV. He retired after the 2007 season. Munoz played 13 seasons all with the Cincinnati Bengals. He was named the NFL Offensive Lineman of the Year three times. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1998.
Guard: Two guards have made 12 Pro Bowls, so the decision is made for me. First we have Randall McDaniel, who spent his first 12 season with the Minnesota Vikings and his last two with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He only missed two games in his 14 year career. McDaniel entered the Hall of Fame in 2009. The second guard to make the team is Will Shields. He spent his entire 14 year carer playing for the Kansas City Chiefs and didn't miss a single game in that time, not bad for a third round pick. He made 12 consecutive Pro Bowl from 1995 to 2006, the year he retired.
Center: This position is held by the man that has made the most Pro Bowls of any other player in the league's history, along with Merlin Olsen. Bruce Matthews made 14 Pro Bowls in his 19 year career. He played all 19 years for the same franchise, the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans. Now Matthews did play some guard as well, but we will use him at center. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2007, his first year on the ballot.
Tight end: Tony Gonzalez of the Atlanta Falcons was named to his 11th Pro Bowl roster in 2010. In his 14 seasons, 12 with the Chiefs and the last two with the Falcons, he has averaged 74 receptions per season. He is the only tight end with over 1,000 catches in his career. He has also scored the most touchdowns of any tight end with 88, the same number he has worn throughout his career.
Wide receiver: One wide receiver is an obvious selection, while the other may be a bit of a surprise. First Jerry Rice made 13 Pro Bowls in his illustrious career. The all time leader in receptions and touchdowns scored. He helped the San Francisco 49ers win three Super Bowls. He is the leader in career receiving yards with 22,895 yards, almost 7,000 more than any other receiver. The second receiver to make the squad is Tim Brown. He made nine Pro Bowls in his 17 year career and is fourth on the all time receiving yards list. He played 16 seasons for the Oakland Raiders and his final season for the Buccaneers. He was a Hall of Fame finalist in 2010, his first year on the ballot.
Fullback: Two players are tied with six selections at fullback. Mike Alstott of the Buccaneers and Don Perkins of the Dallas Cowboys. I will take Perkins because he only played eight seasons compared to Alstott's eleven. Perkins averaged 57 rushing yards per game in his career, impressive for a fullback. He was also a bit of a receiving threat with an average of 18 catches per season.
Halfback: One of my favorite players of all time takes the halfback spot. Barry Sanders made the Pro Bowl every season of his ten year career. An electric runner that threatened to take it to the end zone every time he touched the ball. Although many feel he walked away from the game early, he still has the third most career rushing yards with 15,269 yards. Sanders also had nearly 3,000 yards receiving. He spent his entire career with the Detroit Lions and entered the Hall of Fame in 2004.
Quarterback: In what at first appears to be a tough choice, I will take Peyton Manning over Brett Favre, both of whom made 11 Pro Bowls. I chose Manning because he still may have another selection in his future, and we can only hope that 2010 was Favre's last season. Manning is likely to eclipse many of Favre's career numbers down the road. Manning has led his team, the Indianapolis Colts, to a Super Bowl title and has been named league MVP four times. He is also pretty funny in his commercials and on Saturday Night Live.
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