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Giants quarterback Eli Manning was named to his third Pro Bowl, after Aaron Rodgers pulled out due to several injuries.

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Quarterback Eli Manning will replace the Packers' Aaron Rodgers on the NFC Pro Bowl team, the Giants announced today.

Rodgers said on 540 ESPN Radio and ESPNWisconsin.com today that injuries to "multiple lower extremities" will keep him out of the game.

Manning was named a second alternate to the Pro Bowl. Saints quarterback Drew Brees is replacing Washington's Robert Griffin III, who recently had knee surgery. Atlanta's Matt Ryan is playing in the NFC Championship Game and would also need to be replaced, if the Falcons advance to the Super Bowl.

The Pro Bowl will be played Sunday, Jan. 27 in Hawaii, a week before Super Bowl XLVII.

Manning passed for 3,948 yards, 26 touchdowns and 15 interceptions this season, as the Giants missed the playoffs with a 9-7 record. This is his third Pro Bowl nod (2008 and 2011), though he didn't play last year because the Giants were in Super Bowl XLVI.

Giants teammates Victor Cruz, Jason Pierre-Paul and Chris Snee were also named to the Pro Bowl. Older brother Peyton Manning, whose Broncos lost to the Ravens in last week's divisional round, will play in the All-Star game, too, representing the AFC as the starting quarterback.