National Football League 2000s All-Decade Team

The NFL 2000s All-Decade Team is made up of good players in the National Football League in the ten years spanning 2000–2009.  Only a player or coach's play in the 2000s is used for voting.

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 played only before  or after  are not listed. 
Note 3: Under "Hall of Fame?" if a year is listed like "e-2022", that is the year player is eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Offense
 ^In Pro Football Hall of Fame  ¤Finalist for the Hall of Fame
PositionFirst TeamHall of Fame?Second TeamHall of Fame?Quarterback Tom Brady  (New England Patriots) e-2028  Peyton Manning^ (Indianapolis Colts)YesRunning back Edgerrin James^  (Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks)Yes Shaun Alexander (Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins)No LaDainian Tomlinson^   (San Diego Chargers)Yes Jamal Lewis (Baltimore Ravens,  Cleveland Browns)NoFullback Lorenzo Neal (Tennessee Titans,  Cincinnati Bengals, San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens)No Tony Richardson (Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets)NoWide receiverMarvin Harrison^    (Indianapolis Colts)YesTorry Holt   (St. Louis Rams,  Jacksonville Jaguars)4 timefinalist Randy Moss^  (Minnesota Vikings,  Oakland Raiders,  New England Patriots)YesTerrell Owens^  (San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills)YesTight end Tony Gonzalez^ (Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons)YesAntonio Gates  (San Diego Chargers)   e-2024TackleWalter Jones^ (Seattle Seahawks)YesOrlando Pace^ (St. Louis Rams,  Chicago Bears)Yes  Jonathan Ogden^   (Baltimore Ravens)Yes Willie Roaf^ (New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs)YesGuardAlan Faneca^   (Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets) Yes  Larry Allen^    (Dallas Cowboys,  San Francisco 49ers)  YesSteve Hutchinson^    (Seattle Seahawks,  Minnesota Vikings)   YesWill Shields^    (Kansas City Chiefs)  YesCenterKevin Mawae^ (Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans) Yes   Olin Kreutz (Chicago Bears)No

Defense
PositionFirst TeamHall of Fame?Second TeamHall of Fame?Defensive end Dwight Freeney    (Indianapolis Colts)1 time finalistJulius Peppers  (Carolina Panthers) e-2024 Michael Strahan^ (New York Giants)YesJason 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 Richard Seymour  (New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders)Yes Kevin Williams    (Minnesota Vikings)NoLinebacker Derrick Brooks^ (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)YesJoey Porter    (Pittsburgh Steelers, Miami Dolphins)NoRay Lewis^ (Baltimore Ravens)Yes Zach Thomas (Miami Dolphins,  Dallas Cowboys)4 timefinalist Brian Urlacher^ (Chicago Bears)YesDeMarcus Ware  (Dallas Cowboys)2 timefinalistCornerbackChamp Bailey^ (Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos)  Yes Ronde Barber (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) 3 time finalist Charles Woodson^ (Oakland Raiders,  Green Bay Packers)  YesTy Law^  (New England Patriots, New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos)YesSafetyBrian Dawkins^ (Philadelphia Eagles,  Denver Broncos)YesTroy Polamalu^ (Pittsburgh Steelers) YesEd Reed^ (Baltimore Ravens) Yes Darren Sharper (Green Bay Packers,  Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints)No

Special teams
PositionFirst TeamHall of Fame?Second TeamHall of Fame?Kicker Adam Vinatieri (New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts)e-2025David Akers  (Philadelphia Eagles)  NoPunterShane Lechler  (Oakland Raiders) No Brian Moorman   (Buffalo Bills)NoKick ReturnerJosh Cribbs  (Cleveland Browns)  NoDante Hall   (Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams) NoPunt Returner  Dante Hall (Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams)No  Devin Hester (Chicago Bears)2 time finalist

Coach
PositionFirst TeamHall of Fame?Second TeamHall of Fame?Coach Bill Belichick  (New England Patriots)Active Tony Dungy^ (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts)Yes

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