FLOWERY BRANCH -- Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez and wide receiver Roddy White were not thrilled with the results of the 2010 Pro Bowl voting.
"Yeah, I'd be lying to you if I told you that I wasn't disappointed," Gonzalez said Wednesday. "I thought I played pretty well this year, but if the players and the coaches don't think that I should be over there, then that's their vote."
Gonzalez has played in 10 consecutive Pro Bowls.
White, who made the Pro Bowl last season for the first time, also was not selected to the NFC team. The all-star game will be played Jan. 31 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, a week before the Super Bowl at the same venue.
"It was pretty tough," White said of getting the news. "I was upset a little bit, but [the players voted in] are playing well and their teams are in the playoffs. When you are doing that, you usually get voted in."
The Falcons are 8-7 and were eliminated from the playoffs. They need a victory or a tie against Tampa Bay on Sunday to register the franchise's first back-to-back winning seasons.
At tight end, San Francisco's Vernon Davis and Dallas' Jason Witten were selected to the Pro Bowl. Davis has 72 catches for 876 yards and 12 touchdowns. Witten leads NFC tight ends with 88 catches for 954 yards and one touchdown.
Gonzalez and Philadelphia's Brent Celek also had Pro Bowl-caliber seasons.
Gonzalez has 80 catches for 837 yards and six touchdowns. Celek has 69 catches for 875 yards and eight touchdowns.
"I'm happy for those guys, especially Vernon, a guy like that who's never been before," Gonzalez said. "If anything, it's good motivation for me to come out here and play pretty well next year."
The Pro Bowl voting didn't go over well with Gonzalez' family members.
"I was a little fired up about it," Gonzalez said. "Especially, my family. I think they were a little more disappointed than I was. They are missing out on that trip."
It was a little tougher at wide receiver for White.
Arizona's Larry Fitzgerald and Philadelphia's DeSean Jackson were voted in as starters. Minnesota's Sidney Rice and Dallas' Miles Austin both had breakthrough seasons and were voted onto the team. New York Giants wide receiver Steve Smith has 97 catches, tops in the NFC, but was not selected. The Cardinals, Eagles, Vikings and Cowboys made the playoffs, and the Giants did not.
The Falcons' defensive candidates weren't as strong, but linebacker Curtis Lofton and defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux were on the ballot for coaches and players.
"There are a lot of good guys in this league," said Babineaux, who leads the Falcons with 5.5 sacks. "It just so happens that it didn't go our way this year. Hopefully next year and in the years to come, we'll be in the Pro Bowl along with other guys."
Lofton is fourth in the NFL with 129 tackles, according to NFL.com stats. After reviewing film, the Falcons' coaches credit Lofton with 154 tackles.
Carolina's Jon Beason and Washington's London Fletcher have five more tackles than Lofton, per NFL.com, and were not voted to the Pro Bowl.
"I'm a little bit [disappointed]," Lofton said. "But I think my season speaks for itself. I think I played real well.
"If you don't make it to the Pro Bowl, it doesn't mean you didn't have a good season. The guys who did make it, they deserved it as well, and good luck to them."
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