Jamison Hensley notes that two Steelers are among the leaders in 2012 NFL Pro Bowl fan balloting at their positions. Balloting closed a couple days ago.
↵↵↵In final fan voting, nine AFC North players led their positions (including seven from the Ravens):
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Fullback: Vonta Leach, Ravens (149, 801 votes)
Offensive tackle: Michael Oher, Ravens (327,644)
Center: Maurkice Pouncey, Steelers (376,457)
Defensive tackle: Haloti Ngata, Ravens (592,603)
Outside linebacker: Terrell Suggs, Ravens (546,851)
Inside linebacker: Ray Lewis, Ravens (413,222)
Strong safety: Troy Polamalu, Steelers (230,649)
Free safety: Ed Reed, Ravens (198,075)
Special teams: Brendon Ayanbadejo, Ravens (106,15)
There's no sixth digit for Ayanbadejo there, but you get the idea - that's a lot of Ravens, with Pouncey and Polamalu squeezed in between them.
↵Ben Roethlisberger and Mike Wallace were both among the top vote-getters overall, but neither of them were leaders at their positions.
↵Anyway, the players and coaches will get their say in the process too, and on December 27, we'll officially find out who will represent the Steelers in the Pro Bowl - assuming they're not heading to the Super Bowl, that is.
↵For more on the Steelers, check out Behind The Steel Curtain.