Patriots claim seven Pro Bowl spots

Seven New England Patriots players are on the AFC's Pro Bowl roster. The Patriots have the third highest number of players named to the Pro Bowl, behind Houston and San Francisco.

The Patriots are highlighted in the complete list of Pro Bowlers below.

AFC Offense:

Quarterbacks — Tom Brady, New England; Peyton Manning, Denver; Matt Schaub, Houston

Running Backs — Jamaal Charles, Kansas City; Arian Foster, Houston; Ray Rice, Baltimore

Fullback — Vonta Leach, Baltimore

Wide Receivers — A.J. Green, Cincinnati; Andre Johnson, Houston; Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis; Wes Welker, New England

Tight Ends — Rob Gronkowski, New England; Heath Miller, Pittsburgh

Tackles — Duane Brown, Houston; Ryan Clady, Denver; Joe Thomas, Cleveland; Marshall Yanda, Baltimore

Guards — Logan Mankins, New England; Wade Smith, Houston

Centers — Chris Myers, Houston; Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh

AFC Defense:

Ends — Elvis Dumervil, Denver; Cameron Wake, Miami; J.J. Watt, Houston

Interior Linemen — Geno Atkins, Cincinnati; Haloti Ngata, Baltimore; Vince Wilfork, New England

Outside Linebackers — Tamba Hali, Kansas City; Robert Mathis, Indianapolis; Von Viller, Denver

Inside/Middle Linebackers — Derrick Johnson, Kansas City; Jerod Mayo, New England

Cornerbacks — Champ Bailey, Denver; Antonio Cromartie, N.Y. Jets; Johnathan Joseph, Houston

Strong Safeties — Eric Berry, Kansas City; LaRon Landry, N.Y. Jets

Free Safety — Ed Reed, Baltimore

AFC Specialists:

Placekicker — Phil Dawson, Cleveland

Punter — Dustin Colquitt, Kansas City

Kick Returner — Jacoby Jones, Baltimore

Special Team — Matthew Slater, New England

NFC Offense:

Quarterbacks — Robert Griffin III, Washington; Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay; Matt Ryan, Atlanta

Running Backs — Frank Gore, San Francisco; Marshawn Lynch, Seattle; Adrian Peterson, Minnesota

Fullback — Jerome Felton, Minnesota

Wide Receivers — Victor Cruz, N.Y. Giants; Calvin Johnson, Detroit; Julio Jones, Atlanta; Brandon Marshall, Chicago

Tight Ends — Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta; Jason Witten, Dallas

Tackles — Russell Okung, Seattle; Joe Staley, San Francisco; Trent Williams, Washington

Guards — Jahri Evans, New Orleans; Mike Iupati, San Francisco; Chris Snee, N.Y. Giants

Centers — Jeff Saturday, Green Bay; Max Unger, Seattle

NFC Defense:

Ends — Jared Allen, Minnesota; Julius Peppers, Chicago; Jason Pierre-Paul, N.Y. Giants

Interior Linemen — Gerald McCoy, Tampa Bay; Henry Melton, Chicago; Justin Smith, San Francisco

Outside Linebackers — Clay Matthews, Green Bay; Aldon Smith, San Francisco; DeMarcus Ware, Dallas

Inside/Middle Linebackers — NaVorro Bowman, San Francisco; Patrick Willis, San Francisco

Cornerbacks — Tim Jennings, Chicago; Patrick Peterson, Arizona; Charles Tillman, Chicago

Strong Safeties — Donte Whitner, San Francisco

Free Safeties — Dashon Goldson, San Francisco; Earl Thomas, Seattle

NFC Specialists:

Placekicker — Blair Walsh, Minnesota

Punter — Thomas Morstead, New Orleans

Kick Returner — Leon Washington, Seattle

Special Team — Lorenzo Alexander, Washington

The Pro Bowl will be played on Jan. 27 in Honululu.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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