Pro Bowl 2014: Panthers staff to coach Team Jerry Rice
By Josh Sanchez
The Carolina Panthers were eliminated from the NFL Playoffs this weekend thanks to a loss to the San Francisco 49ers, but their coaching staff still has one more challenge ahead this season. According to reports, the Panthers coaching staff, which is lead by Ron Rivera, will be leading Team Jerry Rice in the 2014 Pro Bowl.
From Joseph Person of the Charlotte Observer:
Confirmed that Panthers coaches will be coaching in the Pro Bowl on the Jerry Rice team.
— Joe Person (@josephperson) January 13, 2014
A fantasy draft will be held on Jan. 22 to determine the teams for the 2014 Pro Bowl, but we can still expect plenty of excitement when the game takes place.
Here is a full list of the draft eligible players:
| Pos. | Player | Team |
| QB | Tom Brady | New England Patriots |
| QB | Drew Brees | New Orleans Saints |
| QB | Peyton Manning | Denver Broncos |
| QB | Cam Newton | Carolina Panthers |
| QB | Philip Rivers | San Diego Chargers |
| QB | Russell Wilson | Seattle Seahawks |
| WR | Antonio Brown | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| WR | Dez Bryant | Dallas Cowboys |
| WR | Josh Gordon | Cleveland Browns |
| WR | A.J. Green | Cincinnati Bengals |
| WR | Andre Johnson | Houston Texans |
| WR | Calvin Johnson | Detroit Lions |
| WR | Brandon Marshall | Chicago Bears |
| WR | Demaryius Thomas | Denver Broncos |
| OT | Branden Albert | Kansas City Chiefs |
| OT | Jason Peters | Philadelphia Eagles |
| OT | Tyron Smith | Dallas Cowboys |
| OT | Joe Staley | San Francisco 49ers |
| OT | Joe Thomas | Cleveland Browns |
| OT | Trent Williams | Washington Redskins |
| OG | Jahri Evans | New Orleans Saints |
| OG | Ben Grubbs | New Orleans Saints |
| OG | Mike Iupati | San Francisco 49ers |
| OG | Logan Mankins | New England Patriots |
| OG | Louis Vasquez | Denver Broncos |
| OG | Marshal Yanda | Baltimore Ravens |
| C | Ryan Kalil | Carolina Panthers |
| C | Alex Mack | Cleveland Browns |
| C | Mike Pouncey | Miami Dolphins |
| C | Max Unger | Seattle Seahawks |
| TE | Jordan Cameron | Cleveland Browns |
| TE | Vernon Davis | San Francisco 49ers |
| TE | Jimmy Graham | New Orleans Saints |
| TE | Julius Thomas | Denver Broncos |
| RB | Jamaal Charles | Kansas City Chiefs |
| RB | Matt Forte | Chicago Bears |
| RB | Frank Gore | San Francisco 49ers |
| RB | Marshawn Lynch | Seattle Seahawks |
| RB | LeSean McCoy | Philadelphia Eagles |
| RB | Adrian Peterson | Minnesota Vikings |
| FB | Marcel Reece | Oakland Raiders |
| FB | Mike Tolbert | Carolina Panthers |
| Pos. | Player | Team |
| DE | Greg Hardy | Carolina Panthers |
| DE | Cameron Jordan | New Orleans Saints |
| DE | Robert Quinn | St. Louis Rams |
| DE | Cameron Wake | Miami Dolphins |
| DE | J.J. Watt | Houston Texans |
| DE | Mario Williams | Buffalo Bills |
| DT | Gerald McCoy | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| DT | Haloti Ngata | Baltimore Ravens |
| DT | Dontari Poe | Kansas City Chiefs |
| DT | Justin Smith | San Francisco 49ers |
| DT | Ndamukong Suh | Detroit Lions |
| DT | Kyle Williams | Buffalo Bills |
| OLB | John Abraham | Arizona Cardinals |
| OLB | Ahmad Brooks | San Francisco 49ers |
| OLB | Tamba Hali | Kansas City Chiefs |
| OLB | Justin Houston | Kansas City Chiefs |
| OLB | Robert Mathis | Indianapolis Colts |
| OLB | Terrell Suggs | Baltimore Ravens |
| MLB | NaVorro Bowman | San Francisco 49ers |
| MLB | Vontaze Burfict | Cincinnati Bengals |
| MLB | Luke Kuechly | Carolina Panthers |
| MLB | Patrick Willis | San Francisco 49ers |
| CB | Brandon Flowers | Kansas City Chiefs |
| CB | Brent Grimes | Miami Dolphins |
| CB | Joe Haden | Cleveland Browns |
| CB | Patrick Peterson | Arizona Cardinals |
| CB | Darrelle Revis | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| CB | Richard Sherman | Seattle Seahawks |
| CB | Aqib Talib | New England Patriots |
| CB | Alterraun Verner | Tennessee Titans |
| FS | Jairus Byrd | Buffalo Bills |
| FS | Earl Thomas | Seattle Seahawks |
| FS | Eric Weddle | San Diego Chargers |
| SS | Eric Berry | Kansas City Chiefs |
| SS | Kam Chancellor | Seattle Seahawks |
| SS | Troy Polamalu | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Pos. | Player | Team |
| P | Brandon Fields | Miami Dolphins |
| P | Johnny Hekker | St. Louis Rams |
| K | Matt Prater | Denver Broncos |
| K | Justin Tucker | Baltimore Ravens |
| PR | Antonio Brown | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| PR | Dexter McCluster | Kansas City Chiefs |
| ST | Justin Bethel | Arizona Cardinals |
| ST | Matthew Slater | New England Patriots |