NFL Pro Bowl 2014: Date, Start Time, Format, Players and Preview

The NFL announced the complete list of available players for the 2014 Pro Bowl. This year will mark the first time in which the teams will not be divided by conference. Instead, the first-ever Pro Bowl Draft will take place to decide which team these players will join.

Two Hall of Famers will serve as captains for their respective teams this year. These captains are none other than Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders.

This upcoming Pro Bowl Draft will be nationally televised on the NFL Network during a three-hour long event at 8:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 22, 2014. That doesn't give these players much time to get accustomed with one another, as the Pro Bowl is played just four days later.

When: Sunday, January 26, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. ET

Where: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Watch: NBC

Available Players

Offense:

Pos.	Player	Team
QB	Tom Brady	New England Patriots
QB	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints
QB	Peyton Manning	Denver Broncos
QB	Cam Newton	Carolina Panthers
QB	Philip Rivers	San Diego Chargers
QB	Russell Wilson	Seattle Seahawks
WR	Antonio Brown	Pittsburgh Steelers
WR	Dez Bryant	Dallas Cowboys
WR	Josh Gordon	Cleveland Browns
WR	A.J. Green	Cincinnati Bengals
WR	Andre Johnson	Houston Texans
WR	Calvin Johnson	Detroit Lions
WR	Brandon Marshall	Chicago Bears
WR	Demaryius Thomas	Denver Broncos
OT	Branden Albert	Kansas City Chiefs
OT	Jason Peters	Philadelphia Eagles
OT	Tyron Smith	Dallas Cowboys
OT	Joe Staley	San Francisco 49ers
OT	Joe Thomas	Cleveland Browns
OT	Trent Williams	Washington Redskins
OG	Jahri Evans	New Orleans Saints
OG	Ben Grubbs	New Orleans Saints
OG	Mike Iupati	San Francisco 49ers
OG	Logan Mankins	New England Patriots
OG	Louis Vasquez	Denver Broncos
OG	Marshal Yanda	Baltimore Ravens
C	Ryan Kalil	Carolina Panthers
C	Alex Mack	Cleveland Browns
C	Mike Pouncey	Miami Dolphins
C	Max Unger	Seattle Seahawks
TE	Jordan Cameron	Cleveland Browns
TE	Vernon Davis	San Francisco 49ers
TE	Jimmy Graham	New Orleans Saints
TE	Julius Thomas	Denver Broncos
RB	Jamaal Charles	Kansas City Chiefs
RB	Matt Forte	Chicago Bears
RB	Frank Gore	San Francisco 49ers
RB	Marshawn Lynch	Seattle Seahawks
RB	LeSean McCoy	Philadelphia Eagles
RB	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings
FB	Marcel Reece	Oakland Raiders
FB	Mike Tolbert	Carolina Panthers

Defense:

Pos.	Player	Team
DE	Greg Hardy	Carolina Panthers
DE	Cameron Jordan	New Orleans Saints
DE	Robert Quinn	St. Louis Rams
DE	Cameron Wake	Miami Dolphins
DE	J.J. Watt	Houston Texans
DE	Mario Williams	Buffalo Bills
DT	Gerald McCoy	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
DT	Haloti Ngata	Baltimore Ravens
DT	Dontari Poe	Kansas City Chiefs
DT	Justin Smith	San Francisco 49ers
DT	Ndamukong Suh	Detroit Lions
DT	Kyle Williams	Buffalo Bills
OLB	John Abraham	Arizona Cardinals
OLB	Ahmad Brooks	San Francisco 49ers
OLB	Tamba Hali	Kansas City Chiefs
OLB	Justin Houston	Kansas City Chiefs
OLB	Robert Mathis	Indianapolis Colts
OLB	Terrell Suggs	Baltimore Ravens
MLB	NaVorro Bowman	San Francisco 49ers
MLB	Vontaze Burfict	Cincinnati Bengals
MLB	Luke Kuechly	Carolina Panthers
MLB	Patrick Willis	San Francisco 49ers
CB	Brandon Flowers	Kansas City Chiefs
CB	Brent Grimes	Miami Dolphins
CB	Joe Haden	Cleveland Browns
CB	Patrick Peterson	Arizona Cardinals
CB	Darrelle Revis	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
CB	Richard Sherman	Seattle Seahawks
CB	Aqib Talib	New England Patriots
CB	Alterraun Verner	Tennessee Titans
FS	Jairus Byrd	Buffalo Bills
FS	Earl Thomas	Seattle Seahawks
FS	Eric Weddle	San Diego Chargers
SS	Eric Berry	Kansas City Chiefs
SS	Kam Chancellor	Seattle Seahawks
SS	Troy Polamalu	Pittsburgh Steelers

Special Teams:

Pos.	Player	Team
P	Brandon Fields	Miami Dolphins
P	Johnny Hekker	St. Louis Rams
K	Matt Prater	Denver Broncos
K	Justin Tucker	Baltimore Ravens
PR	Antonio Brown	Pittsburgh Steelers
PR	Dexter McCluster	Kansas City Chiefs
ST	Justin Bethel	Arizona Cardinals
ST	Matthew Slater	New England Patriots

Format:

Along with the change of adding a draft to this year's Pro Bowl, there have been some significant rule changes as well.

A two-minute warning will now be instituted at the end of each quarter. That means that when every quarter ends, there will be a change of possession. This is supposed to maintain uptempo offenses throughout but could lead to a series of Hail Mary's.

Kickoffs have been eliminated as well. After a change of possession following a score or the end of a quarter, the ball will be placed on a team's 25-yard line and the offense will begin from there.

This has affected the rosters quite a bit, as there are no longer spots for kick returners. There are still punt returners and specialist positions, however.

The game clock has also been significantly modified.

When the game clock winds under the two-minute warning in each quarter, the clock will stop following any play that does not gain yardage. This means if a quarterback is sacked or a running back is stuffed for no gain, the clock will halt until the next play.

Also, outside of the last two minutes of each quarter, the game clock will continue to wind on the referee's signal following an incomplete pass.

All of these changes are supposed to maintain a fluid game with limited stops in the action.

The rosters have not been decided yet, so a prediction here is impossible. One thing is for certain, however: Typically, there are plenty of offensive fireworks during the Pro Bowl. With these new changes that seem to favor the offensive side of the ball, expect another high-scoring game this year.