Injured Ryan Shazier helps Steelers dominate final fan voting for Pro Bowl

The fans have spoken, and apparently, all they want to see in this year's Pro Bowl is an entire roster of Steelers players.

The fan voting period for this year's Pro Bowl wrapped this week, and the results of the fan ballots were finally released on Saturday by the NFL. Of the 19 positions that fans were allowed to vote on in the AFC, seven of those spots ended up going to a Steelers player.

One of the most notable players who was voted in by fans was linebacker Ryan Shazier, who earned the most votes of any inside linebacker in the AFC. However, Shazier won't be able to play in the game because he's still recovering from a devastating injury that he suffered on Dec. 4 against the Bengals.

Shazier, who continues to recover in a Pittsburgh-area hospital, started the process of physical rehabilitation this week. Although Shazier may have garnered a few extra votes due to his injury, fans voted him in based on his skill. In the two weeks before he was injured, Shazier led the voting at the inside linebacker position.

As for other Steelers who won the fan vote: Le'Veon Bell, Antonio Brown, Alejandro Villanueva, Maurkice Pouncey, David DeCastro and special teamer Tyler Matakevich all received the most votes at their position.

Bell was actually the leading vote-getter among all players, with Tom Brady checking in at second and Brown coming in third. The leading vote-getter in the NFC was Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz, followed by Saints quarterback Drew Brees and Rams running back Todd Gurley.

Although the Wentz was the leading vote-getter, the Rams actually had the most NFC players win the fan vote with a total of five.

The fan vote is only one-third of the process when it comes to choosing who will play in the Pro Bowl. Players for the game are determined by the consensus votes of fans, players and coaches.

Each group's vote counts one-third toward determining the 88 All-Star players who will be selected to the Pro Bowl. NFL players and coaches will cast their votes on Friday, December 15.

After those votes are cast, the official roster will be announced Tuesday, Dec. 19 at 8 p.m. ET on NFL Network.

The game, which is being held in Orlando for the second straight year, will kickoff at 3 p.m. ET on January 28 and be televised by ABC and ESPN.

Here's a look at all the leading vote-getters in the AFC.

POS.	NAME	TEAM	VOTES
QB	Tom Brady	New England	833,481
RB	Le'Veon Bell	Pittsburgh	855,539
FB	Tommy Bohanon	Jacksonville	139,297
WR	Antonio Brown	Pittsburgh	832,446
TE	Rob Gronkowski	New England	551,058
T	Alejandro Villanueva	Pittsburgh	208,033
G	David DeCastro	Pittsburgh	253,504
C	Maurkice Pouncey	Pittsburgh	242,409
DE	Joey Bosa	L.A. Chargers	406,873
DT	Geno Atkins	Cincinnati	289,919
OLB	Von Miller	Denver	248,278
ILB	Ryan Shazier	Pittsburgh	223,092
CB	A.J. Bouye	Jacksonville	319,638
SS	Micah Hyde	Buffalo	128,993
FS	Kevin Byard	Tennessee	157,036
K	Stephen Gostkowski	New England	153,573
P	Marquette King	Oakland	156,548
RS	Tyreek Hill	Kansas City	149,530
ST	Tyler Matakevich	Pittsburgh	91,49

Here's a look at the leading vote-getters in the NFC.

POS.	NAME	TEAM	VOTES
QB	Carson Wentz	Philadelphia	829,174
RB	Todd Gurley	L.A. Rams	693,697
FB	Kyle Juszczyk	San Francisco	361,196
WR	Julio Jones	Atlanta	541,571
TE	Zach Ertz	Philadelphia	486,011
T	Tyron Smith	Dallas	211,690
G	Zack Martin	Dallas	220,566
C	Travis Frederick	Dallas	246,225
DE	Everson Griffen	Minnesota	305,291
DT	Aaron Donald	L.A. Rams	314,522
OLB	Chandler Jones	Arizona	171,825
ILB	Luke Kuechly	Carolina	288,830
CB	Xavier Rhodes	Minnesota	222,137
SS	Kam Chancellor	Seattle	149,793
FS	Earl Thomas	Seattle	139,203
K	Greg Zuerlein	L.A. Rams	170,738
P	Johnny Hekker	L.A. Rams	90,152
RS	Pharoh Cooper	L.A. Rams	116,091
ST	Budda Baker	Arizona	96,595