The drought is over.
After having just three Pro Bowl players in the previous three years combined, the Bears had five players voted to the all-star game in Orlando, Fla., in results announced Tuesday night.
OLB Khalil Mack, DE Akiem Hicks, CB Kyle Fuller, S Eddie Jackson and RS Tarik Cohen will represent the Bears on Jan. 27. The last time the Bears had a defensive player voted to the Pro Bowl was CB Tim Jennings in 2013. They were shut out on both sides of the ball last year.
It’s the fourth straight trip for Mack, a five-year veteran, but it’s the first Pro Bowl for each of the other four Bears.