The NFL 2000s All-Decade Team is composed of outstanding performers in the National Football League in the ten years spanning

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–

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. 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

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. 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,

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, Devin Hester and Bill Belichick were later named to the 2010s All-Decade Team. Tom Brady is the only active NFL player on this list.

Selection process

The team is chosen by members of the

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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

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s, four wide receivers, two tight ends, four

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s, four guards, two centers, four defensive ends, four

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s, six linebackers, four cornerbacks, four safeties, two

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s, 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

Defense

Special teams

Coach

References

External links

Top 10 players of the decade
(video). December 31, 2009. NFL Enterprises LLC {{DEFAULTSORT:2000s All-Decade Team National Football League All-Decade Teams National Football League records and achievements

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