The 2011 Pro Bowl takes place on Sunday, January 30, 2011, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The game airs live on FOX starting at 7:00 p.m. EST.http://www.nfl.com/probowl/story/09000d5d81b9b5b4/article/2011-pro-bowl-balloting-begins-on-nflcom The 2011 Pro Bowl marks the return of the National Football League's version of an all-star game to Hawaii after a one-year absence. In 2010, the Pro Bowl was played in Miami, Florida, home to Super Bowl XLIV.http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2010/3/2/1334057/2011-pro-bowl-heads-back-to-hawaii

The 43 players in each conference that will participate in the 2011 Pro Bowl were named during the NFL Total Access 2011 Pro Bowl Selection Show starting at 7:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, December 28, 2010, on the NFL Network. Players were determined by votes cast by fans, players and coaches, with each group of votes having an equal weight in the final decisions. Fans were permitted to vote online for Pro Bowl rosters starting on October 25, 2010, and concluding on December 20, 2010.http://www.nfl.com/probowl/story/09000d5d81b9b5b4/article/2011-pro-bowl-balloting-begins-on-nflcom

In the Pro Bowl, the two conferences in the National Football League, the National Football Conference and the American Football Conference play against one another. On each team, offense members include four wide receivers, two tight ends, three tackles, three guards, two centers, three quarterbacks, three running backs and one fullback. Defensive members include three ends, three interior linemen, three outside linebackers, two inside/middle linebackers, three cornerbacks and three safeties. On special teams, each conference is allowed one punter, one placekicker, one kick returner, one special teamer and one additional needed player as deemed necessary by the coach of each squad.http://www.nfl.com/probowl/story/09000d5d81b9b5b4/article/2011-pro-bowl-balloting-begins-on-nflcom

Prior to 2010, the Pro Bowl was played one week after the Super Bowl, but that changed in 2010 when the game was held the immediate Sunday before the Super Bowl. Because of a risk of injury and time away from their regular teams, players scheduled to participate in the Super Bowl are excluded from playing in the Pro Bowl.http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/010309dnmetprobowl.36e39e5.html