# NFL 2000s All-Decade Team

The NFL 2000s All-Decade Team is composed of outstanding performers in the National Football League in the ten years spanning 2000–2009. 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 2010 Pro Bowl. 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, Shane Lechler, Devin Hester and Bill Belichick were later named to the 2010s All-Decade Team.

## Selection process

The team is chosen by members of the Hall of Fame 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 fullbacks, four wide receivers, two tight ends, four offensive tackles, four guards, two centers, four defensive ends, four defensive tackles, six linebackers, four cornerbacks, four safeties, two placekickers, 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 2000 or after 2009 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

| 0^0 | Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame | ¤ | Finalist information updated through 2025 selection |
| Position | First Team | Hall of Fame? | Second Team | Hall of Fame? |
| Quarterback | Tom Brady (New England Patriots) | e-2028 | Peyton Manning^ (Indianapolis Colts) | Yes |
| Running back | Edgerrin James^ (Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks) | Yes | Shaun Alexander (Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins) | No |
| Running back | LaDainian Tomlinson^ (San Diego Chargers) | Yes | Jamal Lewis (Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns) | No |
| Fullback | Lorenzo Neal (Tennessee Titans, Cincinnati Bengals, San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens) | No | Tony Richardson (Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets) | No |
| Wide receiver | Marvin Harrison^ (Indianapolis Colts) | Yes | Torry Holt (St. Louis Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars) | 6 time finalist |
| Wide receiver | Randy Moss^ (Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots) | Yes | Terrell Owens^ (San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills) | Yes |
| Tight end | Tony Gonzalez^ (Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons) | Yes | Antonio Gates (San Diego Chargers) | Yes |
| Tackle | Walter Jones^ (Seattle Seahawks) | Yes | Orlando Pace^ (St. Louis Rams, Chicago Bears) | Yes |
| Tackle | Jonathan Ogden^ (Baltimore Ravens) | Yes | Willie Roaf^ (New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs) | Yes |
| Guard | Alan Faneca^ (Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets) | Yes | Larry Allen^ (Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers) | Yes |
| Guard | Steve Hutchinson^ (Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings) | Yes | Will Shields^ (Kansas City Chiefs) | Yes |
| Center | Kevin Mawae^ (Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans) | Yes | Olin Kreutz (Chicago Bears) | No |

### Defense

| Position | First Team | Hall of Fame? | Second Team | Hall of Fame? |
| Defensive end | Dwight Freeney^ (Indianapolis Colts) | Yes | Julius Peppers^ (Carolina Panthers) | Yes |
| Defensive end | Michael Strahan^ (New York Giants) | Yes | Jason Taylor^ (Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins) | Yes |
| Defensive tackle | Warren Sapp^ (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oakland Raiders) | Yes | La'Roi Glover (New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, St. Louis Rams) | No |
| Defensive tackle | Richard Seymour^ (New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders) | Yes | Kevin Williams (Minnesota Vikings) | No |
| Linebacker | Derrick Brooks^ (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) | Yes | Joey Porter (Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins) | No |
| Linebacker | Ray Lewis^ (Baltimore Ravens) | Yes | Zach Thomas^ (Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys) | Yes |
| Linebacker | Brian Urlacher^ (Chicago Bears) | Yes | DeMarcus Ware^ (Dallas Cowboys) | Yes |
| Cornerback | Champ Bailey^ (Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos) | Yes | Ronde Barber^ (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) | Yes |
| Cornerback | Charles Woodson^ (Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers) | Yes | Ty Law^ (New England Patriots, New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos) | Yes |
| Safety | Brian Dawkins^ (Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos) | Yes | Troy Polamalu^ (Pittsburgh Steelers) | Yes |
| Safety | Ed Reed^ (Baltimore Ravens) | Yes | Darren Sharper (Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints) | No |

### Special teams

| Position | First Team | Hall of Fame? | Second Team | Hall of Fame? |
| Kicker | Adam Vinatieri (New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts) | 1 time finalist | David Akers (Philadelphia Eagles) | No |
| Punter | Shane Lechler (Oakland Raiders) | No | Brian Moorman (Buffalo Bills) | No |
| Kick Returner | Josh Cribbs (Cleveland Browns) | No | Dante Hall (Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams) | No |
| Punt Returner | Dante Hall (Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams) | No | Devin Hester^ (Chicago Bears) | Yes |

### Coach

| Position | First Team | Hall of Fame? | Second Team | Hall of Fame? |
| Coach | Bill Belichick (New England Patriots) | e-2026 | Tony Dungy^ (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts) | Yes |