Tuesday, February 2, 2010

2010 NFL ALL-DECADE TEAM




NFL ALL-Decade Team
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MIAMI (AP) -Quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Tom Brady joined two-time selections Willie Roaf, Larry Allen and Warren Sapp among the 53 players announced Sunday as members of the NFL's All-Decade team.
Bill Belichick and Tony Dungy were selected as the best coaches of the decade, and Dante Hall made it as both a kick and punt returner.
Roaf, Allen and Sapp were also part of the 1990s team.
Manning and Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney, along with New Orleans safety Darren Sharper, were part of the team and will be playing in the Super Bowl. A dozen players on the 2000s squad also were playing in Sunday's Pro Bowl.
Shaun Alexander, Jamal Lewis, Edgerrin James and LaDainian Tomlinson were the running backs, with Lorenzo Neal at fullback. Marvin Harrison, Torry Holt, Randy Moss and Terrell Owens were the wide receivers, and the tight ends picked by the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee were Antonio Gates and Tony Gonzalez.
Completing the offense were linemen Walter Jones, Jonathan Ogden, Orlando Pace, Alan Faneca, Steve Hutchinson, Will Shields, Olin Kreutz and Kevin Mawae, Roaf and Allen.
On defense, Ray Lewis, Derrick Brooks, Joey Porter, Zach Thomas, Brian Urlacher and DeMarcus Ware were the linebackers, Julius Peppers, Michael Strahan, Jason Taylor and Freeney were the ends, with La'Roi Glover, Richard Seymour, Kevin Williams and Sapp at tackle.
The secondary included Ronde Barber, Champ Bailey, Ty Law, Charles Woodson, Brian Dawkins, Troy Polamalu, Ed Reed and Sharper.
Specialists were kickers David Akers and Adam Vinatieri, and punters Shane Lechler and Brian Moorman. Devin Hester and Joshua Cribbs, the NFL's career leader with eight kick return touchdowns, joined Hall as returners.

NFL ALL-DECADE TEAM - 2000s

(2010 Pro Bowl participants listed in Bold/Italics)

OFFENSE

QUARTERBACKS (2)

FULLBACK (1)

Tom Brady

Lorenzo Neal

Peyton Manning





TIGHT ENDS (2)

RUNNING BACKS (4)

Antonio Gates

Shaun Alexander

Tony Gonzalez

Jamal Lewis



Edgerrin James

WIDE RECEIVERS (4)

LaDainian Tomlinson

Marvin Harrison


Torry Holt

OFFENSIVE TACKLES (4)

Randy Moss

Walter Jones

Terrell Owens

Jonathan Ogden


Orlando Pace

CENTERS (2)

William Roaf

Olin Kreutz


Kevin Mawae

GUARDS (4)


Larry Allen
HEAD COACHES (2)

Alan Faneca
Bill Belichick

Steve Hutchinson
Tony Dungy

Will Shields




DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE ENDS (4)
DEFENSIVE TACKLES (4)

Dwight Freeney
La'Roi Glover

Julius Peppers
Warren Sapp

Michael Strahan
Richard Seymour

Jason Taylor
Kevin Williams



CORNERBACKS (4)
SAFETIES (4)

Ronde Barber
Brian Dawkins

Champ Bailey
Troy Polamalu

Ty Law
Ed Reed

Charles Woodson
Darren Sharper


LINEBACKERS (6)

Derrick Brooks


Ray Lewis

Joey Porter


Zach Thomas

Brian Urlacher

DeMarcus Ware






SPECIALISTS

PUNTERS (2)
PUNT RETURNERS (2)

Shane Lechler
Dante Hall

Brian Moorman
Devin Hester


KICKERS (2)
KICK RETURNERS (2)

David Akers
Joshua Cribbs

Adam Vinatieri
Dante Hall

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