Adam Jones also is making his first trip to the Pro Bowl. Jones is taking the place of Super Bowl-bound Aqib Talib, of Denver.
Peerman tweeted that he's excited about going to Hawaii, but not nearly as much as he is about the impending birth of his first child.
Peerman led the Bengals by six in special teams tackles in 2015, posting 17. It was his second straight season to lead the team, and he raised his career total to 69.
Peerman’s 2015 coverage, which included 13 solo tackles, led the Bengals to a No. 3 NFL ranking in opponents’ average drive start on kickoffs. Cincinnati’s opponent average of the 20.2-yard line was just three-tenths of a point off the league lead of 19.9 posted by Buffalo.
Jones has played six of his nine NFL seasons with Cincinnati. He missed two games due to injury in 2015 but ranked second on the team in interceptions (three) and third in passes defensed (12). He had 62 tackles, including a sack, and he had one forced fumble. He also averaged 23.5 yards on 10 kickoff returns and 11.2 yards on 16 punt returns. He led the NFL in kickoff returns (Bengals-record 31.3-yard average) in 2014.
The other Bengals who will play in the Pro Bowl are tackle Andrew Whitworth, tight end Tyler Eifert, wide receiver A.J. Green, defensive tackle Geno Atkins, defensive end Carlos Dunlap and safety Reggie Nelson.
Quarterback Andy Dalton would have given the Bengals a ninth player in the game had he been medically cleared to play. Dalton was a first alternate and would have been added, as not all the voted quarterbacks will play. But unlike players originally voted in, alternates are not credited with an official Pro Bowl selection if they are unable to participate.
Had Dalton been able to play, the Bengals would have tied the franchise record they set in 1988 with nine Pro Bowl players.
This year's Pro Bowl will be played at 7 p.m. Sunday at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. It will be televised live on ESPN.
For the third consecutive year, the Pro Bowl will be “unconferenced.” Instead of the AFC vs. NFC matchup that was previously the format, players and alternates were selected without regard to conference in voting by fans, coaches and players. Players will be assigned to opposing teams during the 2016 Pro Bowl Draft, to be televised at 8 p.m. Wednesday on ESPN2.
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