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The 2008 All-Pro Team is composed of the
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(NFL) players that were named to the
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(AP),
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(PFWA), and
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All-Pro All-Pro is an honor bestowed upon professional American football players that designates the best player at each position during a given season. All-Pro players are typically selected by press organizations, who select an "All-Pro team," a list th ...
Teams in
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. These are the current teams that historically appear in ''Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the NFL''. Although the NFL has no official awards, according to the NFL spokesman Greg Aiello, the ''NFL Record and Fact Book'' has historically listed All-Pro teams from major news sources such as the Associated Press, Sporting News, Pro Football Writers Association, as well as teams from organizations that no longer release All-Pro teams such as
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and
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. The AP team is selected by a national panel of 50 media members, and it lists both first and second teams. The Sporting News surveyed 664 players, coaches, and general managers to determine its All-Pro team. The Pro Football Writers Association's All-NFL team results from the votes of over 300 members as well as from the editors and writers of Pro Football Weekly, who present the PFWA awards.


Teams

: Only the AP designates fullbacks. : The ''Sporting News'' groups all linebackers together, while the AP and PFWA have separate awards for outside and inside linebackers. : The AP names two inside linebackers, while the ''Sporting News'' and PFWA name only one :The AP does not designate a punt returner. :Only PFWA designates a special teams player.


Key

* AP = Associated Press first-team All-Pro * AP-2 = Associated Press second-team All-Pro * AP-2t = Tied for second-team All-Pro in the AP vote * PFWA = Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL * SN = ''Sporting News'' All-Pro


References

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