NFC Pro Bowl roster 2018: Russell Wilson, Drew Brees will play despite injury reshuffling

Every year, the Pro Bowl roster gets changed up after the fact. Injuries, Super Bowl participants, and other factors mean that alternate players make up a large portion of the game. As a result, the team voted on by fans and the team that actually takes the field are extremely different.

Things are no different for the NFC team this year. Carson Wentz got voted as the starting quarterback, but an ACL tear ended his season early. (Wentz’s replacement is Jared Goff.) Julio Jones, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly, and Bobby Wagner are just a few big names to pull out as they recover from nagging injuries.

The Philadelphia Eagles made the Super Bowl, so their Pro Bowl selections (Zach Ertz, Lane Johnson, Brandon Brooks, Fletcher Cox, Malcolm Jenkins) are required to sit out the game.

Due to the injuries and Super Bowl participants, only 23 of the original Pro Bowl selections are still in the game. The running back position managed to stay intact, with Todd Gurley, Mark Ingram, and Alvin Kamara all set to suit up.

The Pro Bowl begins at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN and WatchESPN.

Carson Wentz, Philadelphia Eagles (injury withdrawal)
Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks
Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
Jared Goff, Los Angeles Rams (replacement)

Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams
Mark Ingram, New Orleans Saints
Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints

Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco 49ers

Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons (injury withdrawal)
Adam Thielen, Minnesota Vikings
Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals (injury withdrawal)
Michael Thomas, New Orleans Saints
Davante Adams, Green Bay Packers (replacement)
Doug Baldwin, Seattle Seahawks (replacement)

Zach Ertz, Philadelphia Eagles (Super Bowl withdrawal)
Jimmy Graham, Seattle Seahawks (injury withdrawal)
Jason Witten, Dallas Cowboys (replacement)
Kyle Rudolph, Minnesota Vikings (replacement)

Trent Williams, Washington (injury withdrawal)
Tyron Smith, Dallas Cowboys (injury withdrawal)
Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles (Super Bowl withdrawal)
Andrew Whitworth, Los Angeles Rams (replacement)
Joe Staley, San Francisco 49ers (replacement)
Duane Brown, Seattle Seahawsk (replacement)

Zack Martin, Dallas Cowboys (injury withdrawal)
Brandon Brooks, Philadelphia Eagles (Super Bowl withdrawal)
Brandon Scherff, Washington (injury withdrawal)
Trai Turner, Carolina Panthers (replacement)
T.J. Lang, Detroit Lions (replacement)
Larry Warford, New Orleans Saints (replacement)

Alex Mack, Atlanta Falcons
Travis Frederick, Dallas Cowboys

Demarcus Lawrence, Dallas Cowboys
Everson Griffen, Minnesota Vikings (injury withdrawal)
Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Saints
Michael Bennett, Seattle Seahawks (replacement)

Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia Eagles (Super Bowl withdrawal)
Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams (injury withdrawal)
Gerald McCoy, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mike Daniels, Green Bay Packers (replacement)
Linval Joseph, Minnesota Vikings (replacement)

Chandler Jones, Arizona Cardinals
Ryan Kerrigan, Washington
Anthony Barr, Minnesota Vikings (injury withdrawal)
Thomas Davis, Carolina Panthers (replacement)

Luke Kuechly, Carolina Panthers (injury withdrawal)
Bobby Wagner, Seattle Seahawks (injury withdrawal)
Deion Jones, Atlanta Falcons (replacement)
Kwon Alexander, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (replacement)

Patrick Peterson, Arizona Cardinals
Xavier Rhodes, Minnesota Vikings
Marshon Lattimore, New Orleans Saints
Darius Slay, Detroit Lions

Earl Thomas, Seattle Seahawks
Landon Collins, New York Giants (injury withdrawal)
Malcolm Jenkins, Philadelphia Eagles (Super Bowl withdrawal)
Keanu Neal, Atlanta Falcons (replacement)
Harrison Smith, Minnesota Vikings (replacement)

Greg Zuerlein, Los Angeles Rams (injury withdrawal)
Graham Gano, Carolina Panthers (replacement)

Johnny Hekker, Los Angeles Rams

Pharoh Cooper, Los Angeles Rams

Jake McQuaide, Los Angeles Rams

Budda Baker, Arizona Cardinals