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Article: 4 players from state named to Pro Bowl.
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- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- December 20, 2006
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Byline: Alan Schmadtke
Dec. 20--San Diego's emergence as a Super Bowl contender was rewarded with -- or further documented by -- a franchise-record nine selections to the Pro Bowl. And two first-year starting quarterbacks will have their seasons punctuated by trips to Hawaii. The Chargers' Philip Rivers and Dallas' Tony Romo were among the six Pro Bowl QBs picked by a combination of fan, player and coach voting. Rivers joins Peyton Manning and Carson Palmer on the AFC squad and Romo teams with Drew Brees and Marc Bulger in the NFC. There were 22 first-time selections, eight of which were named as non-special-teams starters. Miami end Jason Taylor, ...