Pro Bowl Roster 2013: Injured Players Who Will Be Missed Most in Hawaii

Whether you love it or hate it, the Pro Bowl can be one of the most fun games of the year. With so many superstars on one field, it's as if your fantasy football team has come to life.

But as is the case every year some players are forced to bow out due to injuries—whether those injury concerns are real or not, there's no way to really know.

Unfortunately some of the best players from the 2012 season won't be making the trip to Honolulu for Sunday's game, and they will surely be missed.

As it stands, here are the current rosters:

PRO BOWL ROSTERS

AFC Offense

* Denotes starter

(x) Denotes out because of injury

(y) Denotes replacement player

(z) Denotes out because of Super Bowl

Position	Player	Team
QB	Peyton Manning*	Denver Broncos
QB	Tom Brady  (x)	New England Patriots
QB	Matt Schaub	Houston Texans
QB	Andrew Luck (y)	Indianapolis Colts
RB	Arian Foster*	Houston Texans
RB	Jamaal Charles	Kansas City Chiefs
RB	Ray Rice (z)	Baltimore Ravens
RB	C.J. Spiller (y)	Buffalo Bills
FB	Vonta Leach (z)	Baltimore Ravens
FB	Marcel Reece (y)	Oakland Raiders
WR	A.J. Green*	Cincinnati Bengals
WR	Andre Johnson*	Houston Texans
WR	Reggie Wayne	Indianapolis Colts
WR	Wes Welker (x)	New England Patriots
WR	Demaryius Thomas (y)	Denver Broncos
TE	Rob Gronkowski (x)	New England Patriots
TE	Heath Miller (x)	Pittsburgh Steelers
TE	Jermaine Gresham (y)	Cincinnati Bengals
TE	Owen Daniels (y)	Houston Texans
T	Joe Thomas*	Cleveland Browns
T	Duane Brown*	Houston Texans
T	Ryan Clady (x)	Denver Broncos
T	Andrew Whitworth (y)	Cincinnati Bengals
G	Logan Mankins* (x)	New England Patriots
G	Marshal Yanda (z)	Baltimore Ravens
G	Wade Smith	Houston Texans
G	Richie Incognito (y)	Miami Dolphins
G	Zane Beadles (y)	Denver Broncos
C	Maurkice Pouncey*	Pittsburgh Steelers
C	Chris Myers	Houston Texans
P	Dustin Colquitt	Kansas City Chiefs
PK	Phil Dawson	Cleveland Browns
KR	Jacoby Jones (z)	Baltimore Ravens
KR	Josh Cribbs (y)	Cleveland Browns
ST	Matthew Slater	New England Patriots
LS	John Denney	Miami Dolphins

AFC Defense

* Denotes starter

(x) Denotes out because of injury

(y) Denotes replacement player

(z) Denotes out because of Super Bowl

Position	Player	Team
DL	J.J. Watt*	Houston Texans
DL	Cameron Wake*	Miami Dolphins
DL	Geno Atkins*	Cincinnati Bengals
DL	Vince Wilfork*	New England Patriots
DL	Elvis Dumervil	Denver Broncos
DL	Haloti Ngata (z)	Baltimore Ravens
DL	Randy Starks (y)	Miami Dolphins
DL	Kyle Williams (y)	Buffalo Bills
LB	Von Miller*	Denver Broncos
LB	Tamba Hali*	Kansas City Chiefs
LB	Jerod Mayo*	New England Patriots
LB	Robert Mathis	Indianapolis Colts
LB	Justin Houston (y)	Kansas City Chiefs
LB	Derrick Johnson	Kansas City Chiefs
CB	Champ Bailey*	Denver Broncos
CB	Johnathan Joseph*	Houston Texans
CB	Antonio Cromartie	New York Jets
S	Ed Reed (z)	Baltimore Ravens
S	Jairus Byrd (y)	Buffalo Bills
S	Eric Berry*	Kansas City Chiefs
S	LaRon Landry	New York Jets

NFC Offense

* Denotes starter

(x) Denotes out because of injury

(y) Denotes replacement player

(z) Denotes out because of Super Bowl

Position	Player	Team
QB	Aaron Rodgers (x)	Green Bay Packers
QB	Matt Ryan (x)	Atlanta Falcons
QB	Robert Griffin III (x)	Washington Redskins
QB	Drew Brees (y)	New Orleans Saints
QB	Eli Manning (y)	New York Giants
QB	Russell Wilson (y)	Seattle Seahawks
RB	Adrian Peterson*	Minnesota Vikings
RB	Marshawn Lynch	Seattle Seahawks
RB	Frank Gore (z)	San Francisco 49ers
RB	Doug Martin (y)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
FB	Jerome Felton*	Minnesota Vikings
WR	Calvin Johnson (x)	Detroit Lions
WR	Brandon Marshall (x)	Chicago Bears
WR	Julio Jones*	Atlanta Falcons
WR	Victor Cruz*	New York Giants
WR	Vincent Jackson (y)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
WR	Larry Fitzgerald (y)	Arizona Cardinals
TE	Tony Gonzalez (x)	Atlanta Falcons
TE	Kyle Rudolph (y)	Minnesota Vikings
TE	Jason Witten	Dallas Cowboys
T	Russell Okung*	Seattle Seahawks
T	Joe Staley (z)	San Francisco 49ers
T	Jermon Bushrod	New Orleans Saints
T	Trent Williams	Washington Redskins
G	Mike Iupati (z)	San Francisco 49ers
G	Jahri Evans*	New Orleans Saints
G	Josh Sitton (y)	Green Bay Packers
G	Chris Snee	New York Giants
C	Max Unger*	Seattle Seahawks
C	Jeff Saturday	Green Bay Packers
P	Thomas Morstead	New Orleans Saints
PK	Blair Walsh	Minnesota Vikings
KR	Leon Washington	Seattle Seahawks
ST	Lorenzo Alexander	Washington Redskins
LS	Don Muhlbach	Detroit Lions

NFC Defense

* Denotes starter

(x) Denotes out because of injury

(y) Denotes replacement player

(z) Denotes out because of Super Bowl

Position	Player	Team
DL	Jason Pierre-Paul*	New York Giants
DL	Julius Peppers*	Chicago Bears
DL	Justin Smith (z)	San Francisco 49ers
DL	Henry Melton*	Chicago Bears
DL	Ndamukong Suh (y)	Detroit Lions
DL	Jared Allen	Minnesota Vikings
DL	Gerald McCoy	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
LB	Aldon Smith (z)	San Francisco 49ers
LB	DeMarcus Ware (x)	Dallas Cowboys
LB	Patrick Willis (z)	San Francisco 49ers
LB	Clay Matthews (x)	Green Bay Packers
LB	NaVorro Bowman (z)	San Francisco 49ers
LB	Daryl Washington (y)	Arizona Cardinals
LB	London Fletcher (y)	Washington Redskins
LB	Ryan Kerrigan (y)	Washington Redskins
LB	Chad Greenway (y)	Minnesota Vikings
LB	Anthony Spencer (y)	Dallas Cowboys
CB	Charles Tillman*	Chicago Bears
CB	Tim Jennings*	Chicago Bears
CB	Patrick Peterson	Arizona Cardinals
S	Dashon Goldson (z)	San Francisco 49ers
S	Donte Whitner (z)	San Francisco 49ers
S	Earl Thomas	Seattle Seahawks
S	William Moore (y)	Atlanta Falcons
S	Thomas DeCoud (y)	Atlanta Falcons

Patriots' Offensive Players

New England had one of the most explosive offenses this season, and it was exciting every time it took the field.

Unfortunately, none of the Pats' offensive players will be available for the Pro Bowl.

Tight end Rob Gronkowski suffered a broken forearm in the playoffs, while Tom Brady and Wes Welker both bowed out not long after the Pats' AFC Championship Game loss—though their injuries are unknown.

Even guard Logan Mankins is unavailable.

It sure would have been exciting to see how well Peyton Manning would have matched up with Gronk and Welker or seen what Brady could have done Andre Johnson and A.J. Green.

Maybe next year.

Von Miller

Von Miller is a beast, and his presence will surely be missed in this game. Due to a minor injury, he won't be making the trip.

Miller was just a second-year player in 2012, but that didn't stop him from posting 68 tackles, six forced fumbles and 18.5 sacks.

The Broncos linebacker is absolutely explosive. With everyone hoping for an actual game this year—where the players play hard—it's too bad Miller won't be a part of it.

Robert Griffin III

RG3 was one of the most exciting players in football this season, and it's too bad that he'll be unavailable for his first Pro Bowl.

Griffin suffered a right knee injury in the first round of the playoffs and is currently recovering from surgery on his ACL and LCL.

It would have been great to see how RG3 dealt with the AFC's pass rush, but he's just a rookie so there's plenty of time for that.

NFC Pass-Rushers

The NFC had some amazing pass-rushers this season, and it's a shame two of the best won't make it to Honolulu.

The Packers' Clay Matthews and the Cowboys' DeMarcus Ware will both skip out on the Pro Bowl due to injury.

Both players registered a combined 24.5 sacks in 2012 and are two of the most tremendous linebackers in the NFC.

As with Miller, these guys' explosive approaches to the game will be missed in this year's game.