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For the second straight season, safety Nick Collins and cornerback Charles Woodson were selected to the Pro Bowl, but both players admitted that receiving the honor this time around as a member of one of the league's top defenses and a playoff team made the recognition that much sweeter.
Collins and Woodson are the first Packers defensive-back duo to be named to the Pro Bowl in consecutive seasons since cornerbacks Willie Buchanon and Ken Ellis earned the honor in 1973-74. They are one of only two teammate tandems in the NFL to have at least six interceptions each (Cincinnati's Leon Hall and Johnathan Joseph each have six), and are part of a secondary that has accounted for 23 of the Packers' league-high 27 interceptions on the team's No. 2-ranked defense.
"They're each special," Woodson said of this year's recognition. "I think what makes this one special of course is that we're heading into the postseason, so it means that what you've done on the field has contrib..
Source: Packers.com
