Two Former Players Named To Pro Bowl

San Diego Chargers

Philip Rivers the starting quarterback of the San Diego chargers was named to his fifth Pro Bowl in his eighth season in the league. This year Rivers has passed for 4314 yards, 24 touchdowns, and 19 interceptions with a quarterback rating of 89.6. While being voted to the Pro Bowl this has been a down year for Rivers throwing 19 interceptions the most of his career, and his team the San Diego Chargers has been eliminated from the playoff contention.

Arizona Cardinals

In his eleventh season in the league Adrian Wilson of the Arizona Cardinals has been voted to his sixth Pro Bowl.  The strong safety for the Arizona Cardinals has tallied 62 tackles, 1 forced fumbles, and 1 interception so far in a season that will see the Cardinals miss the playoffs. Wilson has been the leader of the Cardinals defense since becoming a starter in his second season and in 2009 Wilson helped led the Cardinals to Super Bowl XLIII.

Jerricho Cotchery To See More Snaps Saturday for Steelers

Photo by the AP’s Tony Tribble

  Jerricho Cotchery is in his first season with the Steelers after spending the first seven seasons of his career as a New York Jet. The former Wolfpack star currently sits as third on the Steelers' depth chart at wide receiver, but due to injuries, he will see more playing time.
  Last week in the loss to the 49ers, Cotchery was Ben Roethlisberger's target on 6 passes catching 5 for 93 yards. For the season, Cotchery has 13 receptions for 209 yards.
  Going into the last two weeks of the regular season, Emmanuel Sanders may rest his ailing foot, allowing Cotchery to see more playing time.
  The Steelers are at home against St. Louis on Saturday and finish the regular season at Cleveland.

Former NC State Players in the NFL

Heading into the NFL weekend here is a list of former Wolfpack players to keep your eyes on and follow their progress.



       Player              Yrs. at NCSU     Current Team



Andre Brown              2005-08           New York Giants



Jerricho Cotchery        2000-03           Pittsburgh Steelers



Leroy Harris                2003-06           Tennessee Titans



Steven Hauschka        2007               Seattle Seahawks



Anthony Hill               2004-08           Indianapolis Colts



Scot Kooistra              2000-02           Minnesota Vikings



Ted Larsen                  2006-09           Tampa Bay Buccaneers



Manny Lawson            2002-05           Cincinnati Bengals



Sean Locklear              2000-03           Washington Redskins



Philip Rivers                2000-03           San Diego Chargers



Stephen Tulloch          2003-05           Detroit Lions



Brian Williams            1998-01           New York Giants



Mario Williams            2003-05           Houston Texans



Adrian Wilson             1998-00           Arizona Cardinals



Willie Young               2006-09           Detroit Lions