THREE EAGLES NAMED TO PRO BOWL

Staff report
Zach Ertz, Brandon Brooks and Fletcher Cox were named to this year’s Pro Bowl.

The National Football League announced that G Brandon Brooks, DT Fletcher Cox and TE Zach Ertz have been named to the 2019 Pro Bowl. Brooks and Ertz were named Pro Bowlers for the first time following the 2017 season (2018 Pro Bowl), while this year marks Cox’s fourth-consecutive and fourth-overall Pro Bowl selection.

Brooks originally signed with the Eagles as a free agent in 2016 and has gone on to start 44 games at right guard for Philadelphia. He is now tied with Evan Mathis and Shawn Andrews for the most Pro Bowl selections by an offensive guard in franchise history.

Cox’s four Pro Bowl nominations mark the most by a defensive tackle in Eagles history and the second-most among all Eagles defensive linemen, trailing only DE Reggie White (7). Cox currently leads the Eagles in sacks (7.5) and combined QB pressures and hurries (62). According to radar360, Cox ranks second in the NFL in QB hits (29), trailing only Rams DT Aaron Donald (34).

Ertz, who is currently on a record-breaking pace in 2018, has hauled in 101 receptions for 1,038 yards and six TDs. The six-year pro has already set the single-season team record for receptions (101), surpassing the previous mark of 90 set by Brian Westbrook in 2007. Ertz is one of just four TEs in NFL history to reach 100+ receptions, joining Jason Witten in 2012 (110), Tony Gonzalez in 2004 (102) and Dallas Clark in 2009 (100). With two games remaining in the regular season, Ertz has a chance to set the NFL single-season record for receptions by a TE (110 by Witten in 2012). In addition to leading all tight ends in receptions, Ertz’s 101 catches in 2018 rank third overall in the NFL behind only Saints WR Michael Thomas (109) and Vikings WR Adam Thielen (105). Ertz’s 1,038 receiving yards rank 10th overall in the NFL and second among tight ends.

The 2019 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.

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