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 was announced on January 31, 2010 during the pregame show for the 2010 Pro Bowl. The names of the twelve all-decade honorees who participated in the 2010 Pro Bowl had been released earlier in the week.
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. 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.
Among the voters who have revealed their individual selections for the team are Alex Marvez (Fox Sports), Rick Gosselin (The Dallas Morning News), and Peter King (Sports Illustrated).
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 or after 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 ^Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame ¤Finalist information updated through 2026 selection PositionFirst TeamHall of Fame?Second TeamHall of Fame?Quarterback Tom Brady (New England Patriots)e-2028 Peyton Manning^ (Indianapolis Colts)YesRunning 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)NoFullback Lorenzo Neal (Tennessee Titans, Cincinnati Bengals, San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens)No Tony Richardson (Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets)NoWide receiverMarvin Harrison^ (Indianapolis Colts)YesTorry Holt (St. Louis Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars)7 timefinalist Randy Moss^ (Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots)YesTerrell Owens^ (San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills)YesTight end Tony Gonzalez^ (Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons)YesAntonio Gates (San Diego Chargers) YesTackleWalter Jones^ (Seattle Seahawks)YesOrlando Pace^ (St. Louis Rams, Chicago Bears)Yes Jonathan Ogden^ (Baltimore Ravens)Yes Willie Roaf^ (New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs)YesGuardAlan Faneca^ (Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets) Yes Larry Allen^ (Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers) YesSteve Hutchinson^ (Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings) YesWill Shields^ (Kansas City Chiefs) YesCenterKevin Mawae^ (Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans) Yes Olin Kreutz (Chicago Bears)No
Defense PositionFirst TeamHall of Fame?Second TeamHall of Fame?Defensive end Dwight Freeney^ (Indianapolis Colts)YesJulius Peppers^ (Carolina Panthers) Yes Michael Strahan^ (New York Giants)YesJason 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)1 time finalistLinebacker Derrick Brooks^ (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)YesJoey Porter (Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins)NoRay Lewis^ (Baltimore Ravens)Yes Zach Thomas^ (Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys)Yes Brian Urlacher^ (Chicago Bears)YesDeMarcus Ware^ (Dallas Cowboys)YesCornerbackChamp Bailey^ (Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos) Yes Ronde Barber^ (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)Yes Charles Woodson^ (Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers) YesTy Law^ (New England Patriots, New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos)YesSafetyBrian Dawkins^ (Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos)YesTroy Polamalu^ (Pittsburgh Steelers) YesEd Reed^ (Baltimore Ravens) Yes Darren Sharper (Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints)No
Special teams PositionFirst TeamHall of Fame?Second TeamHall of Fame?Kicker Adam Vinatieri (New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts)YesDavid Akers (Philadelphia Eagles) NoPunterShane Lechler (Oakland Raiders) No Brian Moorman (Buffalo Bills)NoKick ReturnerJosh Cribbs (Cleveland Browns) NoDante Hall (Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams) NoPunt Returner Dante Hall (Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams)No Devin Hester^ (Chicago Bears)Yes
Coach PositionFirst TeamHall of Fame?Second TeamHall of Fame?Coach Bill Belichick (New England Patriots)1 time finalist Tony Dungy^ (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts)Yes
See also Sports Illustrated NFL All-Decade Team (2009)
References
External links Top 10 players of the decade (video). December 31, 2009. NFL Enterprises LLC