The NFL 2000s All-Decade Team is made up of good players in the National Football League in the ten years spanning 2000–2009. Only a player or coach's play in the 2000s is used for voting.
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 played only before 2000 or after 2009 are not listed.
Note 3: Under "Hall of Fame?" if a year is listed like "e-2022", that is the year player is eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Offense
Position
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First Team
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Hall of Fame?
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Second Team
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Hall of Fame?
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Quarterback
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Tom Brady (New England Patriots)
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e-2028
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Peyton Manning^ (Indianapolis Colts)
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Yes
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Running back
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Edgerrin James^ (Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks)
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Yes
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Shaun Alexander (Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins)
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No
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LaDainian Tomlinson^ (San Diego Chargers)
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Yes
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Jamal Lewis (Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns)
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No
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Fullback
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Lorenzo Neal (Tennessee Titans, Cincinnati Bengals, San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens)
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No
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Tony Richardson (Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets)
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No
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Wide receiver
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Marvin Harrison^ (Indianapolis Colts)
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Yes
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Torry Holt (St. Louis Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars)
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4 time finalist
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Randy Moss^ (Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots)
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Yes
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Terrell Owens^ (San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills)
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Yes
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Tight end
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Tony Gonzalez^ (Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons)
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Yes
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Antonio Gates (San Diego Chargers)
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e-2024
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Tackle
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Walter Jones^ (Seattle Seahawks)
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Yes
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Orlando Pace^ (St. Louis Rams, Chicago Bears)
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Yes
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Jonathan Ogden^ (Baltimore Ravens)
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Yes
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Willie Roaf^ (New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs)
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Yes
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Guard
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Alan Faneca^ (Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets)
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Yes
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Larry Allen^ (Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers)
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Yes
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Steve Hutchinson^ (Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings)
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Yes
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Will Shields^ (Kansas City Chiefs)
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Yes
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Center
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Kevin Mawae^ (Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans)
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Yes
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Olin Kreutz (Chicago Bears)
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No
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Defense
Position
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First Team
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Hall of Fame?
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Second Team
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Hall of Fame?
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Defensive end
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Dwight Freeney (Indianapolis Colts)
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1 time finalist
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Julius Peppers (Carolina Panthers)
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e-2024
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Michael Strahan^ (New York Giants)
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Yes
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Jason Taylor^ (Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins)
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Yes
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Defensive tackle
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Warren Sapp^ (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oakland Raiders)
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Yes
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La'Roi Glover (New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, St. Louis Rams)
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No
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Richard Seymour (New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders)
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Yes
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Kevin Williams (Minnesota Vikings)
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No
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Linebacker
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Derrick Brooks^ (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
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Yes
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Joey Porter (Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins)
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No
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Ray Lewis^ (Baltimore Ravens)
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Yes
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Zach Thomas (Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys)
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4 time finalist
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Brian Urlacher^ (Chicago Bears)
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Yes
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DeMarcus Ware (Dallas Cowboys)
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2 time finalist
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Cornerback
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Champ Bailey^ (Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos)
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Yes
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Ronde Barber (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
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3 time finalist
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Charles Woodson^ (Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers)
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Yes
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Ty Law^ (New England Patriots, New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos)
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Yes
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Safety
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Brian Dawkins^ (Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos)
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Yes
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Troy Polamalu^ (Pittsburgh Steelers)
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Yes
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Ed Reed^ (Baltimore Ravens)
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Yes
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Darren Sharper (Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints)
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No
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Special teams
Coach
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- 1920s
- 1930s
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1960s (AFL)
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2010s
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