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IRVING, Texas - The Cowboys sent an NFL-record 13 players to last year's Pro Bowl. They'll gladly trade Tuesday's smaller selection size of five for a deep playoff run.
No matter how this topsy-turvy season ends, five Cowboys starters - tight end Jason Witten, center Andre Gurode, nose tackle Jay Ratliff, linebacker DeMarcus Ware and guard Leonard Davis - will represent the NFC in Hawaii this February. Four players - Witten, Gurode, Ware and Davis - were part of the record-breaking group in 2007 that helped the Cowboys capture their first NFC East title since 1998.
Davis has been selected as a reserve. The other four will start for the NFC squad.
Ware, a three-time selection, headlines this year's class as a strong candidate for Defensive Player of the Year and perhaps the NFL MVP award. He needs four sacks in the Cowboys' final two games to break Michael Strahan's single-season league record.
Witten earned his fifth straight selection despite a myriad of injuries, most notably a slightly separated right shoulder (suffered in Week 2 against the Eagles) and a fractured rib (suffered in Week 8 against the Buccaneers). He has a team-high 69 catches for 815 yards and three touchdowns, and now ties Jay Novacek for most Pro Bowl appearances by a Cowboys tight end.
Ratliff, a first-time selection, has developed into a star since arriving in 2005 as a seventh-round pick. He leads the defense in quarterback pressures and is tied for second in sacks (7).
Gurode and Davis are making their third and second trips to Hawaii, respectively.
Notable omissions include quarterback Tony Romo, who ranks second in the NFC with a 98.3 passer rating (3,013 yards, 24 touchdowns, 11 interceptions) despite missing three games with a fractured right little finger; linebacker Bradie James, who leads the Cowboys in tackles (169) and all NFL inside linebackers in sacks (6); and cornerback Terence Newman, who has helped spark the defense's resurgence in the five games since his return from sports hernia surgery. Starting offensive tackles Flozell Adams and Marc Colombo also have played well this season.
Pro Bowl voting is split in thirds among the fans, coaches and players.
Here's a complete list of the Cowboys' 2009 Pro Bowl selections:
G Leonard Davis (2nd selection)
*C Andre Gurode (3rd selection)
*NT Jay Ratliff (1st selection)
*LB DeMarcus Ware (3rd selection)
*TE Jason Witten (5th selection) (* denotes NFC starter)
 
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Cowboys Send Five To 2009 Pro Bowl
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IRVING, Texas - The Cowboys sent an NFL-record 13 players to last year's Pro Bowl. They'll gladly trade Tuesday's smaller selection size of five for a deep playoff run.

No matter how this topsy-turvy season ends, five Cowboys starters - tight end Jason Witten, center Andre Gurode, nose tackle Jay Ratliff, linebacker DeMarcus Ware and guard Leonard Davis - will represent the NFC in Hawaii this February. Four players - Witten, Gurode, Ware and Davis - were part of the record-breaking group in 2007 that helped the Cowboys capture their first NFC East title since 1998.

Davis has been selected as a reserve. The other four will start for the NFC squad.

Ware, a three-time selection, headlines this year's class as a strong candidate for Defensive Player of the Year and perhaps the NFL MVP award. He needs four sacks in the Cowboys' final two games to break Michael Strahan's single-season league record.

Witten earned his fifth straight selection despite a myriad of injuries, most notably a slightly separated right shoulder (suffered in Week 2 against the Eagles) and a fractured rib (suffered in Week 8 against the Buccaneers). He has a team-high 69 catches for 815 yards and three touchdowns, and now ties Jay Novacek for most Pro Bowl appearances by a Cowboys tight end.

Ratliff, a first-time selection, has developed into a star since arriving in 2005 as a seventh-round pick. He leads the defense in quarterback pressures and is tied for second in sacks (7).

Gurode and Davis are making their third and second trips to Hawaii, respectively.

Notable omissions include quarterback Tony Romo, who ranks second in the NFC with a 98.3 passer rating (3,013 yards, 24 touchdowns, 11 interceptions) despite missing three games with a fractured right little finger; linebacker Bradie James, who leads the Cowboys in tackles (169) and all NFL inside linebackers in sacks (6); and cornerback Terence Newman, who has helped spark the defense's resurgence in the five games since his return from sports hernia surgery. Starting offensive tackles Flozell Adams and Marc Colombo also have played well this season.

Pro Bowl voting is split in thirds among the fans, coaches and players.

Here's a complete list of the Cowboys' 2009 Pro Bowl selections:

G Leonard Davis (2nd selection)

*C Andre Gurode (3rd selection)

*NT Jay Ratliff (1st selection)

*LB DeMarcus Ware (3rd selection)

*TE Jason Witten (5th selection)

(* denotes NFC starter)

http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=419837D4-D151-40F0-1014EE66C2C6C6F8
 
Well... hopefully the guys will play pissed off on Saturday.
 
Yea i'm happy for Jay Ratliff. I'm glad his season isn't going unnoticed. Bradie James has a argument but I think if he would've had a stronger start he would've been in.
 
wow rat got 1st selection? Ware 5th? what other linebackers were before him?!!

congrats to the fab 5!
 
Who is the poster (someone has a sig of him saying it) that says, "Jay Ratliff will never make a pro bowl, and he will never deserve to either"
 
Too bad our most important and best player is missing from this list, I suppose. Especially considering who got in over him.

But other than that, great job to Davis, Gurode, Ratliff, Witten and Ware.
 
Hooray for Ratliff. The rest were shoe-ins, but Ratliff could've gone under the radar. I'm glad he's getting his props. You could make an argument for Romo, but he missed some games. Killer is a special teams ace, but I'm satisfied with the five who made it.
 
Also, I'm glad TO didnt get in. This will for sure motivate him to perform at a higher level.
 
the kid 05;2500070 said:
wow rat got 1st selection? Ware 5th? what other linebackers were before him?!!

congrats to the fab 5!

That refers to how many times they've been selected to the Pro Bowl.
 
pancakeman;2500067 said:
Good to see them get their due, especially Ratliff.


No question. Great pick in the 7th round. Did Gurode deserve to go? I only ask because I really don't know.
 
the kid 05;2500070 said:
wow rat got 1st selection? Ware 5th? what other linebackers were before him?!!

congrats to the fab 5!
That's how many they've been to.
 
good to see Jay-Rat make it. don't know about Gurode. Romo and James got robbed.
 
the kid 05;2500070 said:
wow rat got 1st selection? Ware 5th? what other linebackers were before him?!!

congrats to the fab 5!

That's how many times they've been selected.
 
no love for Tnew? i know he missed a few games but man...
 
Now for who should've gone:

DeMarcus Ware
Jay Ratliff
Bradie James

Jason Witten
 

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