Howard selected to Pro Bowl
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December 18, 2018
Howard selected to Pro Bowl
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – The National Football League today announced that Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard has been selected to start for the AFC team in the 2019 Pro Bowl.
It is the first Pro Bowl selection of Howard’s career.
His selection extends Miami’s streak to 21 consecutive seasons with a defensive player elected to the Pro Bowl. Miami has had at least one representative in the Pro Bowl in all but two seasons of the team’s 53-year history. The only seasons in which the Dolphins did not have a Pro Bowl representative were following the 1980 and 1997 campaigns.
Howard is tied for the NFL lead with seven interceptions. His seven interceptions are tied for ninth-most by a Dolphins player in team history despite two games still remaining. He also has 12 passes defensed in 2018, tied for 12th in the NFL. Howard has 11 interceptions in the past 17 games he’s played dating back to the 2017 season. His 11 interceptions since Week 13 of the 2017 season are two more than any other NFL player in that span.
Howard becomes the seventh player on the Dolphins current roster with a Pro Bowl selection to his name. He joins long snapper John Denney (following the 2010 and 2012 seasons), running back Frank Gore (2006, 2009, 2011-13), safety Reshad Jones (2015, 2017), defensive end Robert Quinn (2013-14), guard Josh Sitton (2012, 2014-16) and defensive end Cameron Wake (2010, 2012-14, 2016).
Howard is only the fourth cornerback in Dolphins history to earn a Pro Bowl selection and third to be chosen as a starter, joining Sam Madison (1999-2002), Patrick Surtain (2002-04) and Brent Grimes (2013-15). Madison started the Pro Bowls following the 1999-2001 seasons while Surtain started the Pro Bowls following the 2002-03 seasons. This marks the fifth time in the past six years the Dolphins have had a member of the secondary earn a Pro Bowl selection as Jones made the team in 2015 and 2017.
The 2019 Pro Bowl presented by Verizon kicks off at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, January 27, and will be televised live from Camping World Stadium in Orlando on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, Disney XD and simulcast on ABC. Tickets to the game are on sale at NFL.com/ProBowlOnSale. New this year, tickets will also grant fans special benefits on game day, including AFC & NFC seating sections, player red carpet viewing, special kid zone activities and postgame fireworks.
