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PFWA NFL All-Pro Teams Announced

Find out which players were the best of the best during the 2016 NFL season.

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The Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs each placed a league-high four players on the 2016 All-NFL team, chosen in voting conducted by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA).

The Cowboys had four members of the offense on the All-NFL team: rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott, center Travis Frederick, guard Zack Martin and tackle Tyron Smith. Safety Eric Berry, tight end Travis Kelce, cornerback Marcus Peters and rookie punt returner Tyreek Hill were the four Chiefs to receive All-NFL honors.

A total of 11 players were repeat selections from the PFWA’s 2015 All-NFL team. In addition to the Cowboys’ Martin, Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams punter Johnny Hekker, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones, Oakland Raiders defensive end Khalil Mack and Minnesota Vikings kickoff returner Cordarrelle Patterson also received 2015 honors. Cleveland Browns offensive tackle Joe Thomas was selected to the PFWA’s All-NFL team for the fourth consecutive season, the longest current streak among active players, and the seventh time (2009-11, 2013-16) in his career. Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller and the Cowboys’ Smith were selected All-NFL for the third consecutive season.

Miller (2012, 2014-16) and New England Patriots special teamer Matthew Slater (2011-12, 2014, 2016) were selected All-NFL for the fourth time in their careers. Berry (2013, 2015-16), Hekker (2013, 2015-16) and Patterson (2013, 2015-16) were selected for the third time while Frederick (2014, 2016) and Baltimore Ravens placekicker Justin Tucker (2013, 2016) were selected for the second time.

A total of 13 players were first-time All-NFL selections.

The Falcons were third with three All-NFL selections, and four clubs – the Broncos, Giants, Raiders and Rams – each had two players on the All-NFL team. In all, 15 clubs are represented among the 27 players honored by the PFWA.

The All-NFL offense includes the Atlanta Falcons’ Matt Ryan at quarterback, Elliott and the Arizona Cardinals’ David Johnson at running back, Brown and Jones at wide receiver, Kelce at tight end, Frederick at center, Martin and the Raiders’ Kelechi Osemele at guard and Smith and Thomas at tackle.

The All-NFL defense includes the Houston Texans’ Jadeveon Clowney and Mack at defensive end, Donald and the New York Giants’ Damon Harrison at defensive tackle, the Falcons’ Vic Beasley and Miller at outside linebacker, the Seattle Seahawks’ Bobby Wagner at middle linebacker, Peters and the Broncos’ Aqib Talib at cornerback and Berry and the Giants’ Landon Collins at safety.

The All-NFL special teams include Tucker at placekicker, Hekker at punter, Patterson at kickoff returner, Hill at punt returner and Slater as the special teamer.

The PFWA also announced the All-AFC and All-NFC teams. The Chiefs led all AFC teams with five conference selections (including Hill at both kick returner and punt returner), while the Patriots and Raiders each had four AFC honorees. The Giants led all NFC clubs with five conference selections, while the Cowboys and the Falcons had four each.

 

2016 PFWA ALL-NFL TEAM

Offense

QB – Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons

RB – Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas Cowboys; David Johnson, Arizona Cardinals

WR – Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers#; Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons*

TE – Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs

C – Travis Frederick, Dallas Cowboys

G – Zack Martin, Dallas Cowboys*; Kelechi Osemele, Oakland Raiders

T – Tyron Smith, Dallas Cowboys#; Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns&

Defense

DE – Jadeveon Clowney, Houston Texans; Khalil Mack, Oakland Raiders*

DT – Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams*; Damon Harrison, New York Giants

OLB – Vic Beasley, Atlanta Falcons; Von Miller, Denver Broncos#

MLB – Bobby Wagner, Seattle Seahawks

CB – Marcus Peters, Kansas City Chiefs; Aqib Talib, Denver Broncos

S – Eric Berry, Kansas City Chiefs*; Landon Collins, New York Giants

Special Teams

PK – Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens

P – Johnny Hekker, Los Angeles Rams*

KR – Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota Vikings*

PR – Tyreek Hill, Kansas City Chiefs

ST – Matthew Slater, New England Patriots

 

* – repeat selection from 2015

# – consecutive selections from 2014-16

& – consecutive selections from 2013-16

 

2016 PFWA ALL-AFC TEAM

Offense

QB – Tom Brady, New England Patriots#

RB – Le’Veon Bell, Pittsburgh Steelers, DeMarco Murray, Tennessee Titans

WR – Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers&; T.Y. Hilton, Indianapolis Colts

TE – Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs

C – Rodney Hudson, Oakland Raiders*

G – Kelechi Osemele, Oakland Raiders; Marshal Yanda, Baltimore Ravens#

T – Donald Penn, Oakland Raiders; Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns&

Defense

DE – Jadeveon Clowney, Houston Texans; Khalil Mack, Oakland Raiders*

DT – Geno Atkins, Cincinnati Bengals*; Ndamukong Suh, Miami Dolphins*

OLB – Lorenzo Alexander, Buffalo Bills; Von Miller, Denver Broncos&

MLB – Dont’a Hightower, New England Patriots

CB – Marcus Peters, Kansas City Chiefs*; Aqib Talib, Denver Broncos

S – Eric Berry, Kansas City Chiefs*; Devin McCourty, New England Patriots

Special Teams

PK – Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens

P – Pat McAfee, Indianapolis Colts

KR – Tyreek Hill, Kansas City Chiefs

PR – Tyreek Hill, Kansas City Chiefs

ST – Matthew Slater, New England Patriots@

 

* – repeat selection from 2014

# – consecutive selections from 2014-16

& – consecutive selections from 2013-16

@ – consecutive selections from 2011-16

 

2016 PFWA ALL-NFC TEAM

Offense

QB – Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons

RB – Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas Cowboys; David Johnson, Arizona Cardinals

WR – Odell Beckham Jr.*, New York Giants; Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons*

TE – Greg Olsen, Carolina Panthers#

C – Travis Frederick, Dallas Cowboys

G – T.J. Lang, Green Bay Packers; Zack Martin, Dallas Cowboys#

T – Tyron Smith, Dallas Cowboys#; Trent Williams, Washington Redskins*

Defense

DE – Cliff Avril, Seattle Seahawks; Brandon Graham, Philadelphia Eagles

DT – Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams*; Damon Harrison, New York Giants

OLB – Vic Beasley, Atlanta Falcons; Ryan Kerrigan, Washington Redskins

MLB – Bobby Wagner, Seattle Seahawks

CB – Janoris Jenkins, New York Giants; Patrick Peterson, Arizona Cardinals*

S – Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Green Bay Packers; Landon Collins, New York Giants

Special Teams

PK – Matt Bryant, Atlanta Falcons

P – Johnny Hekker, Los Angeles Rams&

KR – Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota Vikings*

PR – Marcus Sherels, Minnesota Vikings

ST – Dwayne Harris, New York Giants

 

* – repeat selection from 2015

# – consecutive selections from 2014-16

& – consecutive selections from 2013-16

 

ABOUT THE PFWA: The Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA) is the official voice of pro football writers, promoting and fighting for access to NFL personnel to best serve the public. The PFWA is made up of accredited writers who cover the NFL and the 32 teams daily. Jeff Legwold, who covers the Denver Broncos for ESPN.com, is the organization’s president for 2015-17, while Bleacher Report national columnist Dan Pompei is the PFWA’s first vice-president and ESPN’s Jim Trotter is the organization’s second vice-president. Follow the PFWA at ProFootballWriters.org and on Twitter at @PFWAwriters.

Charlie Bernstein is the managing football editor for Football Insiders and has covered the NFL for over a decade.  Charlie has hosted drive time radio for NBC and ESPN affiliates in different markets around the country, along with being an NFL correspondent for ESPN Radio and WFAN.  He has been featured on the NFL Network as well as Sirius/XM NFL Radio and has been published on Fox Sports, Sports Illustrated, ESPN as well as numerous other publications.

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