On Sunday, the NFC will take on the AFC in the 2022 NFL Pro Bowl. (Click here for TV and streaming options, along with the special rules for today’s game)
Each year, players from the league are voted into the league’s All-Star game and each year, players have to be replaced for different reasons.
Let’s start off by looking at the list of AFC players who were originally selected to the Pro Bowl but will not play because they are injured, playing in the Super Bowl next Sunday.
- QB Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens (injury)
- RB Joe Mixon, Cincinnati Bengals (Super Bowl)
- WR Keenan Allen, Los Angeles Chargers (injury)
- WR Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals (Super Bowl)
- OL Quentin Nelson, Indianapolis Colts (injury)
- DE Trey Hendrickson, Cincinnati Bengals (Super Bowl)
- DL Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs (injury)
- DE Joey Bosa, Los Angeles Chargers (injury)
With all of those players unavailable, here is what the current roster looks like for the AFC.
Offense
Quarterbacks
Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers
Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Mac Jones, New England Patriots
Running backs
Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts
Nick Chubb, Cleveland Browns
Najee Harris, Pittsburgh Steelers
Wide receivers
Tyreek Hill, Kansas City Chiefs
Stefon Diggs, Buffalo Bills
Hunter Renfrow, Las Vegas Raiders
Diontae Johnson, Pittsburgh Steelers
Tight ends
Mark Andrews, Baltimore Ravens
Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Offensive tackles
Rashawn Slater, Los Angeles Chargers
Orlando Brown Jr, Kansas City Chiefs
Dion Dawkins, Buffalo Bills
Offensive guards
Joel Bitonio, Cleveland Browns
Wyatt Teller, Cleveland Browns
Rodger Saffold, Tennessee Titans
Centers
Corey Linsley, Los Angeles Chargers
Ryan Kelly, Indianapolis Colts
Defense
Defensive end
Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas Raiders
Frank Clark, Kansas City Chiefs
Defensive tackle
Deforest Buckner, Indianapolis Colts
Cameron Hayward, Pittsburgh Steelers
Jeffery Simmons, Tennessee Titans
Outside linebackers
T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers
Matthew Judon, New England Patriots
Harold Landry, Tennessee Titans
Inside Linebackers
Darius Leonard, Indianapolis Colts
Denzel Perryman, Las Vegas Raiders
Cornerbacks
J.C. Jackson, New England Patriots
Xavien Howard, Miami Dolphins
Kenny Moore II, Indianapolis Colts
Denzel Ward, Cleveland Browns
Safeties
Kevin Byard, Tennessee Titans
Derwin James, Los Angeles Chargers
Tyrann Mathieu, Kansas City Chiefs
Special Teams
Kicker
Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens
Punter
A.J. Cole III, Las Vegas Raiders
Long snapper
Luke Rhodes, Indianapolis
Special teamer
Matthew Slater, New England
Returner
Devin Duvernay, Baltimore
*Rosters via NFL.com