Official list of the NFL's best players in the 2000s
The NFL 2000s All-Decade Team is composed of outstanding performers in the
National Football League in the ten years spanning
2000 –
2009 . 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]
Willie Roaf ,
Larry Allen , and
Warren Sapp were previously named to the
1990s All-Decade Team .
Tom Brady ,
Julius Peppers ,
Shane Lechler ,
Devin Hester and
Bill Belichick were later named to the
2010s All-Decade Team .
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 54 players, broken out as follows: two
quarterbacks , four
running backs , two
fullbacks , 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]
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-2022", that is the year player is eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Offense
Position
First Team
Hall of Fame?
Second Team
Hall of Fame?
Quarterback
Tom Brady (
New England Patriots )
e-2028
Peyton Manning ^ (
Indianapolis Colts )
Yes
Running back
Edgerrin James ^ (
Indianapolis Colts ,
Arizona Cardinals ,
Seattle Seahawks )
Yes
Shaun Alexander (
Seattle Seahawks ,
Washington Redskins )
No
LaDainian Tomlinson ^ (
San Diego Chargers )
Yes
Jamal Lewis (
Baltimore Ravens ,
Cleveland Browns )
No
Fullback
Lorenzo Neal (
Tennessee Titans ,
Cincinnati Bengals ,
San Diego Chargers ,
Baltimore Ravens )
No
Tony Richardson (
Kansas City Chiefs ,
Minnesota Vikings ,
New York Jets )
No
Wide receiver
Marvin Harrison ^ (
Indianapolis Colts )
Yes
Torry Holt (
St. Louis Rams ,
Jacksonville Jaguars )
5 time finalist
Randy Moss ^ (
Minnesota Vikings ,
Oakland Raiders ,
New England Patriots )
Yes
Terrell Owens ^ (
San Francisco 49ers ,
Philadelphia Eagles ,
Dallas Cowboys ,
Buffalo Bills )
Yes
Tight end
Tony Gonzalez ^ (
Kansas City Chiefs ,
Atlanta Falcons )
Yes
Antonio Gates (
San Diego Chargers )
1 time finalist
Tackle
Walter Jones ^ (
Seattle Seahawks )
Yes
Orlando Pace ^ (
St. Louis Rams ,
Chicago Bears )
Yes
Jonathan Ogden ^ (
Baltimore Ravens )
Yes
Willie Roaf ^ (
New Orleans Saints ,
Kansas City Chiefs )
Yes
Guard
Alan Faneca ^ (
Pittsburgh Steelers ,
New York Jets )
Yes
Larry Allen ^ (
Dallas Cowboys ,
San Francisco 49ers )
Yes
Steve Hutchinson ^ (
Seattle Seahawks ,
Minnesota Vikings )
Yes
Will Shields ^ (
Kansas City Chiefs )
Yes
Center
Kevin Mawae ^ (
Seattle Seahawks ,
New York Jets ,
Tennessee Titans )
Yes
Olin Kreutz (
Chicago Bears )
No
Defense
Position
First Team
Hall of Fame?
Second Team
Hall of Fame?
Defensive end
Dwight Freeney ^ (
Indianapolis Colts )
Yes
Julius Peppers ^(
Carolina Panthers )
Yes
Michael Strahan ^ (
New York Giants )
Yes
Jason Taylor ^ (
Miami Dolphins ,
Washington Redskins )
Yes
Defensive tackle
Warren Sapp ^ (
Tampa Bay Buccaneers ,
Oakland Raiders )
Yes
La'Roi Glover (
New Orleans Saints ,
Dallas Cowboys ,
St. Louis Rams )
No
Richard Seymour ^ (
New England Patriots ,
Oakland Raiders )
Yes
Kevin Williams (
Minnesota Vikings )
No
Linebacker
Derrick Brooks ^ (
Tampa Bay Buccaneers )
Yes
Joey Porter (
Pittsburgh Steelers ,
Miami Dolphins )
No
Ray Lewis ^ (
Baltimore Ravens )
Yes
Zach Thomas ^ (
Miami Dolphins ,
Dallas Cowboys )
Yes
Brian Urlacher ^ (
Chicago Bears )
Yes
DeMarcus Ware ^ (
Dallas Cowboys )
Yes
Cornerback
Champ Bailey ^ (
Washington Redskins ,
Denver Broncos )
Yes
Ronde Barber ^ (
Tampa Bay Buccaneers )
Yes
Charles Woodson ^ (
Oakland Raiders ,
Green Bay Packers )
Yes
Ty Law ^ (
New England Patriots ,
New York Jets ,
Kansas City Chiefs ,
Denver Broncos )
Yes
Safety
Brian Dawkins ^ (
Philadelphia Eagles ,
Denver Broncos )
Yes
Troy Polamalu ^ (
Pittsburgh Steelers )
Yes
Ed Reed ^ (
Baltimore Ravens )
Yes
Darren Sharper (
Green Bay Packers ,
Minnesota Vikings ,
New Orleans Saints )
No
Special teams
Coach
See also
References
^
"NFL's All-Decade team of the 2000s: Offense" .
Pro Football Hall of Fame . February 15, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
^
"NFL's All-Decade team of the 2000s: Defense" .
Pro Football Hall of Fame . February 16, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
^
"NFL's All-Decade team of the 2000s: Special Teams/Coaches" .
Pro Football Hall of Fame . February 16, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
^
"League announces 2000s NFL All-Decade Team" .
NFL.com . February 1, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
^
"12 members of All-Decade Team competing in Pro Bowl" .
NFL.com . January 27, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
^
"Selection Process" .
Pro Football Hall of Fame . Retrieved 19 January 2010 .
^
a
b Gosselin, Rick (December 23, 2009).
"22 is the magic number for the NFL all-decade team" .
The Dallas Morning News . Retrieved 19 January 2010 .
^ Marvez, Alex (January 1, 2010).
"NFL All-Decade team: 2000-2009" .
Fox Sports . Retrieved 19 January 2010 .
^ King, Peter (December 8, 2009).
"All-Decade Team: NFL" .
Sports Illustrated . Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
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