The 49ers and Raiders will be well-represented at the 2012 Pro Bowl. Players were announced Tuesday for the 43-man rosters for the AFC and NFC squads.
San Francisco placed eight players on the roster: Patrick Willis, Justin Smith, Joe Staley, Andy Lee, David Akersand Carlos Rogers as starters, with Frank Gore and Dashon Goldson as reserves.
Willis is the first 49ers player to make it to the Pro Bowl in each of his first five seasons. He ranks second on the team with 115 tackles, with two sacks, one interception, a career-high four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 12 passes defensed.
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Oakland will send a three players to the game, led by kicker Sebastian Janikowski. Also selected for the Raiders were Richard Seymour and Shane Lechler.
Janikowski is the Raiders' all-time leading scorer with 1,257 points. Last season he was named a Pro Bowl alternate. He tied an NFL record with a 63-yard field goal just before the halftime in the 2011 season opener at Denver. Janikowski connected on a team-record six field goals on Nov. 27.
Safety Tyvon Branch, defensive tackle Tommy Kelly, running back Darren McFadden and fullback Marcel Reece have been named Pro Bowl alternates for the Raiders.
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The game is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 29 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu.
AFC OFFENSEQUARTERBACKS
Tom Brady, New England
Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh
Philip Rivers, San Diego
RUNNING BACKS
Ray Rice, Baltimore
Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville
Arian Foster, Houston
FULLBACK
Vonta Leach, Baltimore
WIDE RECEIVER
Wes Welker, New England
Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh
A.J. Green, Cincinnati
Brandon Marshall, Miami
TIGHT END
Rob Gronkowski, New England
Antonio Gates, San Diego
TACKLE
Joe Thomas, Cleveland
Jake Long, Miami
D'Brickashaw Ferguson, N.Y. Jets
GUARD
Logan Mankins, New England
Brian Waters, New England
Marshal Yanda, Baltimore
CENTER
Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh
Nick Mangold, N.Y. Jets
AFC DEFENSEDEFENSIVE END
Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis
Andre Carter, New England
Elvis Dumervil, Denver
INTERIOR LINEMEN
Haloti Ngata, Baltimore
Vince Wilfork, New England
Richard Seymour, Oakland
OUTSIDE LINEBACKER
Terrell Suggs, Baltimore
Von Miller, Denver
Tamba Hali, Kansas City
INSIDEMIDDLE LINEBACKER
Ray Lewis, Baltimore
Derrick Johnson, Kansas City
CORNERBACK
Darrelle Revis, N.Y. Jets
Champ Bailey, Denver
Johnathan Joseph, Houston
FREE SAFETY
Ed Reed, Baltimore
Eric Weddle, San Diego
STRONG SAFETY
Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh
AFC SPECIAL TEAMSPUNTERShane Lechler, Raiders
PLACEKICKER
Sebastian Janikowski, Raiders
KICK RETURNER
Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh
SPECIAL TEAMER
Matthew Slater, New England
NFC OFFENSEQUARTERBACKS
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay
Drew Brees, New Orleans
Eli Manning, N.Y. Giants
RUNNING BACK
LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia
Matt Forte, Chicago
Frank Gore, 49ersFULLBACK
John Kuhn, Green Bay
WIDE RECEIVER
Calvin Johnson, Detroit
Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona
Steve Smith, Carolina
Greg Jennings, Green Bay
TIGHT END
Jimmy Graham, New Orleans
Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta
TACKLE
Jason Peters, Philadelphia
Joe Staley, 49ers
Jermon Bushrod, New Orleans
GUARD
Jahri Evans, New Orleans
Carl Nicks, New Orleans
Davin Joseph, Tampa Bay
CENTER
Ryan Kalil, Carolina
Scott Wells, Green Bay
NFC DEFENSE
Jared Allen, Minnesota
Jason Babin, Philadelphia
Jason Pierre-Paul, N.Y. Giants
INTERIOR LINEMAN Justin Smith, 49ers
Jay Ratliff, Dallas
B.J. Raji, Green Bay
OUTSIDE LINEBACKER
DeMarcus Ware, Dallas
Clay Matthews, Green Bay
Lance Briggs, Chicago
INSIDEMIDDLE LINEBACKER Patrick Willis, 49ers
Brian Urlacher, Chicago
CORNERBACK
Charles Woodson, Green Bay
Carlos Rogers, 49ers
Charles Tillman, Chicago
FREE SAFETY
Earl Thomas, Seattle
Dashon Goldson, 49ers
STRONG SAFETY
Adrian Wilson, Arizona
NFC SPECIAL TEAMSPUNTERAndy Lee, 49ersPLACEKICKERDavid Akers, San Francisco
KICK RETURNER
Patrick Peterson, Arizona
SPECIAL TEAMER
Corey Graham, Chicago
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