With Cody Parkey's addition to the Pro Bowl roster on Monday, nine Eagles have been selected to the NFL's all-star game ...
Cody Parkey's biggest kick was his game-winner against his former team, the Indianapolis Colts in Week 2
Cody Parkey set an NFL rookie record with 150 points, also the most by any kicker in Eagles history. Parkey finished second in the NFL in scoring, first in the NFC.
Cody Parkey becomes the ninth Eagle selected to go to the Pro Bowl. It's the most by any NFC team and the highest total by the Eagles since following the 2009 season
WR Jeremy Maclin will make his first Pro Bowl appearanceÂ
Maclin is replacing Denver wide reciever Demaryius Thomas on the Pro Bowl roster
Maclin posted his first 1,000-yard season as an Eagle and won the team's Ed Block Courage Award in 2014
This is Jon Dorenbos' second Pro Bowl appearance
Dorenbos was also named a member of Pro Football Focus' All-Pro Special Teams group
Dorenbos snapped all season longg for Cody Parkey, who set an NFL rookie record with 150 points in 2014
This will be Evan Mathis' second straight Pro Bowl appearance
After missing seven games with a knee injury, Mathis quickly rebounded back to Pro-Bowl form
Mathis joins offensive linemates Jason Peters and Jason Kelce on this year's Pro Bowl roster
This is Connor Barwin's first All-Pro selection
Barwin ranks fourth in the NFL and first in the NFCÂ with 14.5 sacks
Barwin has also recorded 80 tackles and two forced fumbles on the season
This is also the first Pro Bowl appearance for Jason Kelce
Kelce played just two games in 2012 due to a knee injury, but has since rebounded in Pro Bowl style
Kelce signed a new seven-year contract wth the Eagles last offseason
This is the third Pro Bowl selection for LeSean McCoy
McCoy set the Eagles franchise rushing record in 2014, passing Wilbert Montgomery
McCoy currently has 6,693 rushing yards in 89 career games
This is Jason Peters' sixth All-Pro selection
Peters signed a new contract with the Eagles following the 20131 season that will keep him in Philadelphia through 2018
Peters has been the steady presence on an offensive line plagued by injuries in 2014
This is Darren Sproles' first All-Pro selection
Sproles has won three NFC Player of the Week Awarads in 2014 (two for special teams, one for offense)
Sproles has set a career best this season with 481 punt return yards
He's known for his beard. He heads one of the best running attacks in the National Football League. And for the first time in his young, widely successful career, center Jason Kelce is heading to the Pro Bowl.
"It's obviously a tremendous honor to be voted into the Pro Bowl," Kelce said when he learned of his selection on Tuesday afternoon.
The Cleveland Heights, Ohio, native turned 27 years old just a month and a half ago, and his game has mirrored his youth since being drafted by the Eagles in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. Kelce started every game of his rookie year, and quickly became known for his athleticism - an offensive lineman who could move.
His speed makes him a valuable asset in the Eagles' fast-paced offense, especially when blocking on screen passes and stretch runs. Kelce led running back LeSean McCoy to the NFL rushing title last season, and has proven to be the perfect fit for what head coach Chip Kelly desires in offensive linemen. McCoy is heading to his second straight Pro Bowl this season.
"Where you're drafted is only part of the story," Kelce said. "I've had nothing but great coaches, with (offensive line coach) Jeff Stoutland and the whole offense that we run here. It helps exploit my athletic ability and my ability to make some blocks down the field, and I think that's what catches people's eyes a lot."
It also doesn't hurt that he blocks on the same offensive line as left tackle Jason Peters, who is heading to the Pro Bowl as well, the seventh of his career.
"Jason Peters is, in my opinion, the best offensive tackle in football, and he has been for some time now," Kelce gushed. "The way he moves, the way he run blocks, the way he pass blocks. Everything he does is just extraordinary. It's no shock that Jason Peters is going to another one."
Alongside Peters, Kelce has helped build up the Eagles' reputation for having one of the best run games in the league, and Kelce is just hitting his prime. He didn't even have the opportunity to play an entire season this year because of a sports hernia injury he suffered in Week 3.
"I think that the Pro Bowl, a lot of that had to do with how I was playing before the injury, and last year I kind of built up a reputation, I think, among my peers, among my fans, and among the media," Kelce said.
His reputation across the league has grown, deservedly so, and it paid off with his first-career Pro Bowl selection.
