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The 2013 Pro Bowl kicks off this evening in what should be an incredibly exciting event. If you enjoy watching lineman chat with each other while the offense plays 7 on 7, then this really is the game for you!
Having said that, I don't really get the complaints about the Pro Bowl and the constant calls to "fix it." Yes, the game is awful, but it's always been awful. This isn't like baseball where once upon a time the all star game was something that was competitive. The Pro Bowl has always just been a vacation where guys give little to no effort. And despite that, 12 million people still watch it.
And taking it a step further, do we even want a competitive Pro Bowl? There are no Eagles in Hawaii this year, but if there were I certainly wouldn't want them in a game where people are actually trying to hit and tackle.
So leave the Pro Bowl as it is. Or get rid of it. I don't really care that much. It is what it has always been.
Location: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Kickoff time: 7 p.m. ET
TV schedule: NBC
Odds: NFC -1
Over/Under: 85
2013 NFL Pro Bowl rosters
| AFC | NFC | |||
| Quarterback | ||||
| *Peyton Manning | Denver | Drew Brees | New Orleans | |
| Matt Schaub | Houston | Eli Manning | New York Giants | |
| Andrew Luck | Indianapolis | Russell Wilson | Seattle | |
| Running Back | ||||
| *Arian Foster | Houston | *Adrian Peterson | Minnesota | |
| Jamaal Charles | Kansas City | Marshawn Lynch | Seattle | |
| C.J. Spiller | Buffalo | Doug Martin | Tampa Bay | |
| Fullback | ||||
| *Marcel Reece | Oakland | Jerome Felton | Minnesota | |
| Wide receiver | ||||
| *Andre Johnson | Houston | Julio Jones | Atlanta | |
| *A.J. Green | Cincinnati | Victor Cruz | New York Giants | |
| Reggie Wayne | Indianapolis | Larry Fitzgerald | Arizona | |
| DeMaryius Thomas | Denver | Vincent Jackson | Tampa Bay | |
| Tight end | ||||
| Jermaine Gresham | Cincinnati | Jason Witten | Dallas | |
| Owen Daniels | Houston | Kyle Rudolph | Minnesota | |
| Tackle | ||||
| *Duane Brown | Houston | Russell Okung | Seattle | |
| *Joe Thomas | Cleveland | Jermon Bushrod | New Orleans | |
| Andrew Whitworth | Cincinnati | Matt Kalil | Minnesota | |
| Guard | ||||
| Wade Smith | Houston | Jahri Evans | New Orleans | |
| Richie Incognito | Miami | Chris Snee | New York Giants | |
| Zane Beadles | Denver | Josh Sitton | Green Bay | |
| Center | ||||
| *Maurkice Pouncey | Steelers | Max Unger | Seattle | |
| Chris Meyers | Houston | Jeff Saturday | Green Bay | |
| Defense | ||||
| Defensive end | ||||
| J.J. Watt | Houston | Jason Pierre-Paul | New York Giants | |
| Cameron Wake | Miami | Julius Peppers | Chicago | |
| Elvis Dumervill | Denver | Jared Allen | Minnesota | |
| Interior linemen | ||||
| Geno Atkins | Cincinnati | Henry Melton | Chicago | |
| Randy Starks | Miami | Gerald McCoy | Tampa Bay | |
| Kyle Williams | Buffalo | Ndamukong Suh | Detroit | |
| Outside linebacker | ||||
| Tamba Hali | Kansas City | Chad Greenway | Minnesota | |
| Robert Mathis | Indianapolis | Ryan Kerrigan | Washington | |
| Justin Houston | Kansas City | Anthony Spencer | Dallas | |
| Inside/middle linebacker | ||||
| Jerod Mayo | New England | London Fletcher | Washington | |
| Derrick Johnson | Kansas City | Daryl Washington | Atlanta | |
| Cornerback | ||||
| Champ Bailey | Denver | Charles Tillman | Chicago | |
| Johnathan Joseph | Houston | Tim Jennings | Chicago | |
| Antonio Cromartie | New York Jets | Patrick Peterson | Arizona | |
| Free safety | ||||
| Jairus Byrd | Buffalo | Earl Thomas | Seattle | |
| Strong Safety | Thomas DeCoud | Atlanta | ||
| Eric Berry | Kansas City | |||
| LaRon Landry | New York Jets | William Moore | Atlanta | |
| Punter | ||||
| Dustin Colquitt | Kansas City | Thomas Morestead | New Orleans | |
| Kicker | ||||
| Phil Dawson | Cleveland | Blair Walsh | Minnesota | |
| Kick returner | ||||
| Josh Cribbs | Cleveland | Leon Washington | Seattle | |
| Special teams player | ||||
| Matt Slater | New England | Lorenzo Alexander | Washington | |
| Long snapper | ||||
| John Denney | Miami | Don Muhlbach | Detroit |