Which steelers are in the pro bowl

The Pittsburgh Steelers have five players selected this season with two being on the offensive side of the ball and three on defense. All five selections for the Steelers were also Pro Browlers in Returning to the Pro Bowl for the fifth straight season, Maurkice Pouncey has been selected nine times in his year career.

The only two seasons Pouncey has not been a Pro Bowler was in when he only appeared in the first series of the first game before being lost for the season due to injury, as well as when Pouncey missed the entire season due to an injury sustained in the preseason. Cameron Heyward was selected to his fourth straight Pro Bowl in Heyward had often been left off of the Pro Bowl team as he was listed previously as a defensive end instead of a defensive tackle.

With 17 quarterback hits and 5 tackles for loss to go along with 3 sacks, 3 passes defensed, and an interception, Heyward has continued to be a dominant force on the Steelers defense. Heyward was selected as a starter at defensive tackle along with Chris Jones of the Kansas City Chiefs. Calais Campbell of the Baltimore Ravens was selected as the reserve. Next: 3 Steelers undrafted free agents to watch in Top Stories. More NFL Rumors ».

View all NFL Sites. More FanSided News ». More News Around the Network ». Last year he was selected to the Pro Bowl, was a first team Associated Press All-Pro selection, and earned a slew of other postseason honors after quickly becoming a playmaker for the Steelers.

And this year, he is once again a Pro Bowl selection. Fitzpatrick has 59 tackles this season, 42 of them solo stops, nine pass defenses, four interceptions, including one he returned for a touchdown, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Cameron Heyward is the pillar of the Steelers defense, a stabilizing force who has earned his role as a defensive captain for the sixth straight year for a reason. His leadership is visible on a daily basis to his teammates, and even to those who have never stepped foot in the Steelers locker room.

It's how he works, how he encourages others, how he inspires others, and how he sets a constant example for others.

Heyward, who signed a new contract before the start of the season, is a Pro Bowl selection for the third consecutive year. Heyward has 41 tackles, including 24 solo stops, three sacks, one interception — the first of his career, and three pass defenses. Not only consistency in presence, he is a guy who is ever-present, but consistency in work, consistency in urgency, there is great consistency in everything he does. I think it provides a good floor in everything he does.

He doesn't ride an emotional roller coaster. You know what you are going to get from Cam. It starts first and foremost with his willingness to be present and engaged and be consistent in every aspect of his life. It's something you hear all of the time, that it all starts up front for the offense.

And that is why it comes as no surprise the Steelers have at least one offensive lineman headed to the Pro Bowl for the seventh straight year and 10 out of the last 11 years. DeCastro is a steadying force on the line, someone who quietly gets the job done each and every week. Pouncey is the steady leader on the offense, someone who guides the younger players while still showing a shining example for even the most seasoned veterans. Steelers' players are already talking about how to improve in while they are at the Pro Bowl.

Teresa Varley Steelers.