Former Cal football players Keenan Allen, Cameron Jordan and Alex Mack earned Pro Bowl selections Tuesday
FB12/19/2017 7:32 PM | By: Cal Athletics
Cal Trio Earns Pro Bowl Selections
Keenan Allen, Cameron Jordan And Alex Mack Chosen
BERKELEY – Former Cal football players Keenan Allen (Los Angeles Chargers),
Cameron Jordan (New Orleans) and
Alex Mack (Atlanta) – were selected Tuesday to rosters for the 2018 NFL Pro Bowl scheduled to be played in Orlando at Camping World Stadium Sunday, January 28 (3 pm ET/Noon PT). ABC, ESPN and ESPN Deportes will televise the contest.
Mack was selected for the fifth time and the fourth consecutive season with his other selection coming in 2010. Jordan was chosen for the third occasion after previous selections in 2013 and 2015, while Allen was picked for the first time.
Below are notes from the 2017 season on each selection and links to their NFL.com player pages.
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Keenan Allen, Los Angeles Chargers, Wide Receiver
2017 Season (7-7, 2nd, AFC West, Projected No. 8 AFC Playoff Seed) – 88 receptions, 1197 yards, 51 long, 5 TD; 2 rush, 9 yards, 6 long; 1 tackle
NFL Rankings – Receiving Yards (4th), Targeted (4th, 137), Receptions (6th)
• Career highs in receptions and yards receiving
• First player in NFL history with at least 10 receptions, 100 yards receiving and one TD catch in three consecutive games (Week 11-13) with combined totals during the period of 33 receptions for 436 yards receiving and four TD catches
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Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Saints, Defensive End
Season (10-4, T1st, NFC South, Projected No. 4 NFC Playoff Seed) – 55 tackles, 10 sacks (-76.5 yards), 14 TFL, 21 QH, 1 INT (TD), 11 PD, 2 FF
NFL Rankings – Sack Yards (7th), TFL (T9th), Sacks (T10th)
• Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his Week 6 performance in a win over Detroit that included an interception in the Detroit end zone for his first career touchdown
• Named NFC Defensive Player of the Month for November with 15 tackles and 4.5 sacks while helping the Saints extend a win streak to eight games before it was snapped in their last game of November with a road loss to the Los Angeles Rams
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Alex Mack, Atlanta Falcons, Center
Season (9-5, 3rd, NFC South, Projected No. 6 NFC Playoff Seed) – No stats other than participation
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