11 Chargers And Rams Selected To Pro Bowl

LOS ANGELES, CA — Seven Los Angeles Chargers— the most of any NFL team — were selected for the Pro Bowl, while four Rams Players made the cut, the NFL announced Tuesday.

Chargers rookie free safety Derwin James was chosen to start. Rams Defensive tackle Aaron Donald was selected for the NFL's all-star game for the fifth time in his five-season, and NFL career and running back Todd Gurley for the third time in his four-season NFL career.

The Charger's seven selections for the NFL's all-star game were the most for the team since 2008.
The other Chargers selected were quarterback Philip Rivers, running back Melvin Gordon, receiver Keenan Allen, defensive end Melvin Ingram, center Mike Pouncey and Adrian Phillips, a safety chosen as a special teams player. Chargers fullback Derek Watt, cornerback Casey Hayward and offensive tackle Russell Okung were chosen as alternates.

Rivers was selected to play in the Pro Bowl for the eighth time, Pouncey for the fourth, Allen and Gordon both for the second time and James and Philips for the first. Ingram played in the 2018 Pro Bowl after being selected as an alternate.

For the Rams, Linebacker Cory Littleton was chosen as a special teams player, the first selection in his three-season career. Goff played in the 2018 Pro Bowl after being selected as an alternate.

Rams left tackle Andrew Whitworth, left guard Rodger Saffold, punter Johnny Hekker, cornerback Marcus Peters and receiver Robert Woods were selected as Pro Bowl alternates.

The Pro Bowl selections are determined by a combination of voting by fans, players and coaches, with each counting one-third for the selections.

The Pro Bowl will be played Jan. 27 in Orlando, Florida.

City News Service; Photo: Philip Rivers, #17 of the San Diego Chargers, passes against the NFC team during the 2011 NFL Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium on January 30, 2011 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)