Welker and Gostkowski Join Pro Bowl Team

The Pro Bowl might be missing Tom Brady in the AFC lineup this year, but the New England Patriots are in no short supply of all-star players fit for this postseason action. Handpicked from the hundreds of phenomenal players in the league, the 2009 Pro Bowl players were announced yesterday, and Patriots Wes Welker and Stephen Gostkowski were the only two players from New England to be welcomed aboard the Pro Bowl team. Wide receiver Welker and kicker Gostkowski will play their first career Pro Bowl game on February 8 in Honolulu at Aloha Stadium, and their selection onto the AFC Pro Bowl team is well-deserved for both.

Welker is the fifth Patriot receiver to earn Pro Bowl honors since the 1970 AFL-NFL merge, joining the ranks of Randy Moss (2007), Troy Brown (2001), Terry Glenn (1999) and Stanley Morgan (1979/80, 2986/87). Gostkowski is the fourth Patriots kicker to earn the same Pro Bowl honors, joining Adam Vinatieri (2002, 2004), Tony Franklin (1986) and John Smith (1980). While both Welker and Gostkowski are undoubtedly deserving of their Pro Bowl honors, the elephant in the room is receiver Randy Moss, who was not chosen as part of the all-star team. Moss’ stats have not been up to par lately, and he will not be joining his teammates Welker and Gostkowski in Hawaii this winter.

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