The 1981 All-Pro Team is composed of the National Football League players that were named to the
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Newspaper Enterprise Association
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Pro Football Writers Association
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Pro Football Weekly
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The Sporting News
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Pro Football Weekly
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Teams
Key
* AP = Associated Press first-team All-Pro
* AP-2 = Associated Press second-team All-Pro
* NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association first-team All-Pro team
* NEA-2 = Newspaper Enterprise Association second-team All-Pro team
* PFW = Pro Football Weekly All-Pro team
* PFWA = Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL
* TSN = ''The Sporting News'' All-Pro
References
Pro-Football-Reference.com
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