Player selections for the Pro Bowl, which is going to be played on Jan. 30, 2011 in Hawaii, were announced today. Four Bears will be going: Lance Briggs, Devin Hester, Julius Peppers and Brian Urlacher.
↵↵This will be the sixth consecutive Pro Bowl appearance for Briggs. He is the fourth linebacker in franchise history to be selected to six straight Pro Bowls; the others are Hall of Famers Dick Butkus (eight straight), Bill George (eight) and Mike Singletary (ten).
↵↵For Hester, it's his third Pro Bowl (2006-07 and now 2010) and he is the only player to represent the Bears in a Pro Bowl as a kick returner in more than one season. He leads the NFL with a 17.1 punt return average and 35.6 kickoff return average (minimum 10 kickoff returns).
↵↵In his first Bears season, Peppers is again a Pro Bowler -- for the sixth time. He is the first Bears defensive end to receive a Pro Bowl nod since Richard Dent following the 1993 season.
↵↵Brian Urlacher will be playing in his seventh Pro Bowl (2000-03, 2005-06 and 2010), which makes him the eighth player in team history to be voted to seven Pro Bowls.