The 2016 All-Pro teams were named by the

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(AP),

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(PFWA), and ''

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'' (SN) for performance in the

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. While none of the All-Pro teams have the official imprimatur of the NFL (whose official recognition is nomination to the 2017 Pro BowlThe 2017 Pro Bowl represents the 2016 NFL season), they are included in the NFL Record and Fact Book and also part of the language of the 2011 NFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement. Any player selected to the first-team of any of the teams can be described as an "All-Pro." The AP team, with first-team and second-team selections, was chosen by a national panel of fifty NFL writers and broadcasters. For the first time, the nationwide panel of 60 sports writers and broadcasters who regularly cover the NFL voted for specific positions on the offensive line, a "flex" player on offense, a fifth defensive back, and a punt returner and special teamer. ''The Sporting News'' All-NFL team is voted on by NFL players and executives and will be released at a later date. The PFWA team is selected by its more than 300 national members who are accredited media members covering the NFL.

Teams

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

Position differences

PFWA and SN did not separate the tackles and guards into more specific positions as the AP did.

Notes

References

{{NFL All-Pro Teams All-Pro Teams 2016 National Football League season