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The NFL 2000s All-Decade Team is composed of outstanding performers in the National Football League in the ten years spanning 20002009. Only a player or coach's performance in the 2000s is used as criteria for voting.

The full team[1][2][3] was announced on January 31, 2010 during the pregame show for the 2010 Pro Bowl.[4] The names of the twelve all-decade honorees who participated in the 2010 Pro Bowl had been released earlier in the week.[5]

Selection Process[]

The team is chosen by members of the Hall of Fame Selection Committee. This committee consists of one media member from each NFL market (two for New York/ New Jersey owing to the market's two teams), a representative from the Pro Football Writers of America and 11 "at-large" delegates (primarily national sportswriters) for a total of 44 voters.[6] These voters are asked to select two coaches and a total of 53 players, broken out as follows: two quarterbacks, four running backs, a fullback, four wide receivers, two tight ends, four offensive tackles, four guards, two centers, four defensive ends, four defensive tackles, six linebackers, four cornerbacks, four safeties, two placekickers, two punters, two kick returners, two punt returners.[7]

Among the voters who have revealed their individual selections for the team are Alex Marvez (Fox Sports),[8] Rick Gosselin (The Dallas Morning News),[7] and Peter King (Sports Illustrated).[9]

Perhaps the biggest debate for the group came with the vote for the quarterback position. In the end, three-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady narrowly edged four-time MVP Peyton Manning for the first-team nod.[10]

The Team[]

Note 1: Players are listed alphabetically within first and second teams
Note 2: Only teams for which a player played in a game from 2000–2009 are listed. Teams with whom a player signed but never played or for whom he played only prior to 2000 or after 2009 are not listed.
Note 3: Under "Hall of Fame" if a year is listed, i.e., "e-2015", that is the year player is eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Note 4: An asterisk "*" denotes the player is a free agent but has yet to file retirement papers with the NFLPA

Offense[]

Position First Team Hall of Fame Second Team Hall of Fame
Quarterback Tom Brady (New England Patriots) Active Peyton Manning (Indianapolis Colts) Active
Running back Edgerrin James (Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks) e-2015 Shaun Alexander (Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins) e-2014
LaDainian Tomlinson (San Diego Chargers) Active Jamal Lewis (Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns) e-2015
Fullback Lorenzo Neal (Tennessee Titans, Cincinnati Bengals, San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens) e-2014 Tony Richardson (Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets) e-2016
Wide receiver Marvin Harrison (Indianapolis Colts) e-2014 Torry Holt (St. Louis Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars) e-2015
Randy Moss (Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots) Active Terrell Owens (San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills) e-2016
Tight end Tony Gonzalez (Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons) Active Antonio Gates (San Diego Chargers) Active
Tackle Walter Jones (Seattle Seahawks) e-2015 Orlando Pace (St. Louis Rams, Chicago Bears) e-2015
Jonathan Ogden (Baltimore Ravens) e-2013 Willie Roaf (New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs) Yes
Guard Alan Faneca (Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets) e-2016 Larry Allen (Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers) e-2013
Steve Hutchinson (Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings) Active Will Shields (Kansas City Chiefs) No
Center Kevin Mawae (Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans) e-2015 Olin Kreutz (Chicago Bears) e-2016

Defense[]

Position First Team Hall of Fame? Second Team Hall of Fame?
Defensive end Dwight Freeney (Indianapolis Colts) Active Julius Peppers (Carolina Panthers) Active
Michael Strahan (New York Giants) e-2013 Jason Taylor (Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins) e-2017
Defensive tackle Warren Sapp (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oakland Raiders) e-2013 La'Roi Glover (New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, St. Louis Rams) e-2014
Richard Seymour (New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders) Active Kevin Williams (Minnesota Vikings) Active
Linebacker Derrick Brooks (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) e-2014 Joey Porter (Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins) Active
Ray Lewis (Baltimore Ravens) Active Zach Thomas (Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys) e-2014
Brian Urlacher (Chicago Bears) Active DeMarcus Ware (Dallas Cowboys) Active
Cornerback Champ Bailey (Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos) Active Ronde Barber (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Active
Charles Woodson (Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers) Active Ty Law (New England Patriots, New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos) e-2015
Safety Brian Dawkins (Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos) e-2017 Troy Polamalu (Pittsburgh Steelers) Active
Ed Reed (Baltimore Ravens) Active Darren Sharper (Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints) e-2016

Special teams[]

Position First Team Hall of Fame? Second Team Hall of Fame?
Kicker Adam Vinatieri (New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts) Active David Akers (Philadelphia Eagles) Active
Punter Shane Lechler (Oakland Raiders) Active Brian Moorman (Buffalo Bills) Active
Kick Returner Dante Hall (Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams) e-2014 Joshua Cribbs (Cleveland Browns) Active
Punt Returner Dante Hall (Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams) e-2014 Devin Hester (Chicago Bears) Active

Coach[]

Position First Team Hall of Fame? Second Team Hall of Fame?
Coach Bill Belichick (New England Patriots) Active Tony Dungy (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts) e-2014

See also[]

  • Sports Illustrated NFL All-Decade Team (2009)

References[]

  1. "NFL's All-Decade team of the 2000s: Offense". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/2010/2/15/nfls-all-decade-team-of-the-2000s---offense/. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  2. "NFL's All-Decade team of the 2000s: Defense". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/2010/2/16/nfls-all-decade-team-of-the-2000s---defense/. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  3. "NFL's All-Decade team of the 2000s: Special Teams/Coaches". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/2010/2/16/nfls-all-decade-team-of-the-2000s---special-teamscoaches/. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  4. "League announces 2000s NFL All-Decade Team". NFL.com. February 1, 2010. http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8161b0e9&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  5. "12 members of All-Decade Team competing in Pro Bowl". NFL.com. http://www.nfl.com/probowl/story?id=09000d5d816025c4&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  6. "Selection Process". Pro Football Hall of Fame. http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/selectionprocess.aspx. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Gosselin, Rick (December 23, 2009). "22 is the magic number for the NFL all-decade team". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/s/dws/nwsltr/sports/fromthe50/stories/122209dnspoinsidenfl.347a8f1.html. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  8. Marvez, Alex (January 1, 2010). "NFL All-Decade team: 2000-2009". Fox Sports. http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/marvez-nfl-all-decade-team-123009. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  9. King, Peter (December 8, 2009). "All-Decade Team: NFL". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/2000s/12/05/nfl.decade.team/index.html. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  10. . http://www.profootballhof.com/history/2010/2/15/nfls-all-decade-team-of-the-2000s---offense/.

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