National Football League 2000s All-Decade Team

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
0^0 Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame ¤ Finalist information updated through 2023 selection
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) 4 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) e-2024
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) 1 time finalist Julius Peppers (Carolina Panthers) e-2024
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
Position First Team Hall of Fame? Second Team Hall of Fame?
Kicker Adam Vinatieri (New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts) e-2025 David Akers (Philadelphia Eagles) No
Punter Shane Lechler (Oakland Raiders) No Brian Moorman (Buffalo Bills) No
Kick Returner Josh Cribbs (Cleveland Browns) No Dante Hall (Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams) No
Punt Returner Dante Hall (Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams) No Devin Hester (Chicago Bears) 2 time finalist

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) Yes

See also

References
  1. "NFL's All-Decade team of the 2000s: Offense". Pro Football Hall of Fame. February 15, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  2. "NFL's All-Decade team of the 2000s: Defense". Pro Football Hall of Fame. February 16, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  3. "NFL's All-Decade team of the 2000s: Special Teams/Coaches". Pro Football Hall of Fame. February 16, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  4. "League announces 2000s NFL All-Decade Team". NFL.com. February 1, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  5. "12 members of All-Decade Team competing in Pro Bowl". NFL.com. January 27, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  6. "Selection Process". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  7. Gosselin, Rick (December 23, 2009). "22 is the magic number for the NFL all-decade team". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  8. Marvez, Alex (January 1, 2010). "NFL All-Decade team: 2000-2009". Fox Sports. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  9. King, Peter (December 8, 2009). "All-Decade Team: NFL". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
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