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Eli Manning has been chillin' out at his home in Mississippi since shortly after the Giants' season ended. The operative word is chillin'. Fortunately for him, he gets to escape to Hawaii.

Manning – the second alternate when the teams were announced last month - learned this week he has been added to the NFC Pro Bowl squad as a replacement for Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who said he failed his postseason physical because of knee and ankle injuries. Manning is the NFC's second stand-in quarterback; New Orleans' Drew Brees will play for Washington's injured Robert Griffin III. Atlanta's Matt Ryan is the conference's third quarterback.

The Pro Bowl will be played in Honolulu on Jan. 27, the week between the conference championship games and Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans. Manning said he expects to travel to Hawaii on Sunday.

This will be Manning's second Pro Bowl appearance. He played in the game following the 2008 season. Manning was selected last year, but didn't play because he had the far more important matter of having to prepare for Super Bowl XLVI.

Although the Pro Bowl a low-stakes game on the NFL calendar, Manning said he is eager to participate. The NFC team will be coached by Pete Carroll and the staff of the Seattle Seahawks, who lost a divisional playoff game last week in Atlanta.

In his first Pro Bowl, Manning was joined by Kurt Warner and Brees as the NFC quarterbacks. He completed 8 of 14 passes for 111 yards, including a fourth-quarter, 2-yard touchdown pass that put the NFC ahead for good in what became a 30-21 victory. He also threw an interception and was sacked once.

Manning will be joined by three of his Giants teammates – Snee, a four-time Pro Bowl guard, Cruz and defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul. He is excited to have an opportunity to throw to Cruz. In the last two seasons, Cruz has caught 168 Manning passes for 2,628 yards and 19 touchdowns.

2013 Pro Bowl Roster

• *-denotes starter
• x-denotes out because of injury
• y-denotes injury replacement

AFC

Baltimore (6)

• Jacoby Jones, kick returner
• *-Vonta Leach, fullback
• Haloti Ngata, interior lineman
• *-Ed Reed, free safety
• Ray Rice, running back
• *-Marshal Yanda, guard

Cincinnati (4)

• *-Geno Atkins, interior lineman
• *-A.J. Green, wide receiver
• y-Jermaine Gresham, tight end
• y-Andrew Whitworth, tackle

Cleveland (2)

• Phil Dawson, placekicker
• *-Joe Thomas, offensive tackle

Denver (5)

• *-Champ Bailey, cornerback
• x-Ryan Clady, tackle
• Elvis Dumervil, defensive end
• *-Peyton Manning, quarterback *-Von Miller, outside linebacker

Houston (8)

• *-Duane Brown, tackle
• *-Arian Foster, running back
• *-Andre Johnson, wide receiver
• *-Johnathan Joseph, cornerback
• Chris Myers, center
• Matt Schaub, quarterback
• Wade Smith, guard
• *-J.J. Watt, defensive end

Indianapolis (2)

• Robert Mathis, outside linebacker
• Reggie Wayne, wide receiver

Kansas City (5)

• *-Eric Berry, strong safety
• Jamaal Charles, running back
• Dustin Colquitt, punter
• *-Tamba Hali, outside linebacker
• Derrick Johnson, inside/middle linebacker

Miami (2)

• *-Cameron Wake, defensive end
• John Denney, long snapper

New England (7)

• Tom Brady, quarterback
• *-Rob Gronkowski, tight end
• *-Logan Mankins, guard
• *-Jerod Mayo, inside/middle linebacker
• Matthew Slater, special-teamer
• Wes Welker, wide receiver
• *-Vince Wilfork, interior lineman

N.Y. Jets (2)

• Antonio Cromartie, cornerback
• LaRon Landry, strong safety

Pittsburgh (2)

• x-Heath Miller, tight end
• *-Maurkice Pouncey, center

NFC

Arizona (1)

• Patrick Peterson, cornerback

Atlanta (3)

• *-Tony Gonzalez, tight end
• Julio Jones, wide receiver
• Matt Ryan, quarterback

Chicago (5)

• *-Tim Jennings, cornerback
• *-Brandon Marshall, wide receiver
• *-Henry Melton, interior lineman
• *-Julius Peppers, defensive end
• *-Charles Tillman, cornerback

Dallas (2)

• x-DeMarcus Ware, outside linebacker
• Jason Witten, tight end

Detroit (2)

• x-Calvin Johnson, wide receiver
• Don Muhlbach, long snapper

Green Bay (3)

• Clay Matthews, outside linebacker
• x-Aaron Rodgers, quarterback
• Jeff Saturday, center

Minnesota (5)

• Jared Allen, defensive end
• *-Jerome Felton, fullback
• *-Adrian Peterson, running back
• Blair Walsh, placekicker
• y-Chad Greenway, outside linebacker

New Orleans (3)

• y-Drew Brees, quarterback
• *-Jahri Evans, guard
• Thomas Morstead, punter

N.Y. Giants (3)

• Victor Cruz, wide receiver
• *-Jason Pierre-Paul, defensive end
• Chris Snee, guard

San Francisco (9)

• NaVorro Bowman, inside/middle linebacker
• *-Dashon Goldson, free safety
• Frank Gore, running back
• *-Mike Iupati, guard
• *-Aldon Smith, outside linebacker
• *-Justin Smith, interior lineman
• *-Joe Staley, tackle
• *-Donte Whitner, strong safety
• *-Patrick Willis, inside/middle linebacker

Seattle (5)

• Marshawn Lynch, running back
• *-Russell Okung, tackle
• Earl Thomas, free safety
• *-Max Unger, center
• Leon Washington, kick returner

Tampa Bay (2)

• Gerald McCoy, interior lineman
• Vincent Jackson, wide receiver

Washington (3)

• Lorenzo Alexander, special-teamer
• x-Robert Griffin III, quarterback
• Trent Williams, tackle