Ten Cowboys Reach Pro Bowl

Their recent slump didn’t hurt the Dallas Cowboys in the Pro Bowl voting announced Thursday.

Ten Cowboys, including starters Emmitt Smith, Nate Newton, Jay Novacek, Charles Haley and Darren Woodson, were selected in balloting by players, coaches and fans for the Feb. 4 game at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu.Not elected to the game was Cowboys cornerback Deion Sanders.It was the third straight year Dallas had the most selections.

San Francisco added nine players on the NFC squad, including wide receiver Jerry Rice, who made it for the 10th time in 11 seasons. The other starters from the 49ers were linebacker Lee Woodall, safety Merton Hanks and cornerback Eric Davis.

Denver had the most representatives on the

AFC team, six, followed by Kansas City with five.

For the Broncos, just 7-7 this season, the starters were safety Steve Atwater and specialists Jason Elam (kicker) and Glyn Milburn (kick returner.

Kansas City (11-3), which has the NFL’s best record, will be represented by starters Dale Carter at cornerback, Dan Saleaumua at defensive tackle and Neil Smith at defensive end, and fullback Kimble Anders. “I was very surprised, but I knew I had a slight chance,” said Anders. “I’m so happy right now, it’s unreal. To be called one of the top players in your profession by your peers is really something special.”

Green Bay’s Brett Favre beat out the more celebrated quarterbacks, Steve Young and Troy Aikman, to start for the NFC.

Joining Favre and Smith in the backfield will be Barry Sanders of Detroit. The other starting receiver is Sanders’ teammate with the Lions, Herman Moore.

Two other Lions, tackle Lomas Brown and center Kevin Glover, were picked to start, along with tackle William Roaf of New Orleans and guard Randall McDaniel of Minnesota. Newton was the other guard, Novacek the tight end and Arizona’s Larry Centers the fullback.

On defense, the NFC also will have inside linebacker Jessie Tuggle of Atlanta; outside linebacker Ken Harvey of Washington; ends Reggie White of Green Bay and William Fuller of Philadelphia, who is expected to be an injury replacement for either White or Haley; tackles John Randle of Minnesota and Eric Swann of Arizona; and cornerback Aeneas Williams of Arizona.

The NFC teams not represented were Carolina, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Chicago and the New York Giants.

Dan Marino was selected for the ninth time and will start at quarterback for the AFC. He’ll have Chris Warren of Seattle and Marshall Faulk of Indianapolis behind him. The only rookie in the game, running back Curtis Martin of New England, will back up Warren and Faulk.

Marino’s targets will be Tim Brown of Oakland and Carl Pickens of Cincinnati at wide receiver and Ben Coates of New England at tight end.

Joining Marino as starters from the Dolphins will be tackle Richmond Webb and guard Keith Sims. Also starting on the line will be tackle Bruce Armstrong of New England, guard Bruce Matthews of Houston, and center Dermontti Dawson of Pittsburgh.

Backing up Marino will be two Pro Bowl newcomers, Cincinnati’s Jeff Blake and Indianapolis’ Jim Harbaugh.

The AFC defense begins with the Smiths, ends Bruce of Buffalo and Neil of Kansas City. Chester McGlockton of Oakland will join Saleaumua at tackle, backed up by Seattle’s Cortez Kennedy.

AFC linebackers chosen to start were Junior Seau of San Diego inside, Bryce Paup of Buffalo and Greg Lloyd of Pittsburgh outside.

Carter and Oakland’s Terry McDaniel were picked at cornerback, with Atwater and Pittsburgh’s Carnell Lake the safeties.

Free safety Eugene Robinson and rookie wide receiver Joey Galloway of the Seahawks were named as second alternates.