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 2000 or after 2009 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
| 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 |
| 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) |
4 time
finalist |
| 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) |
e-2024 |
| Tackle |
Walter Jones^ (Seattle Seahawks) |
Yes |
Orlando Pace^ (St. Louis Rams, Chicago Bears) |
Yes |
| 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 |
| 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) |
1 time finalist |
Julius Peppers (Carolina Panthers) |
e-2024 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ray Lewis^ (Baltimore Ravens) |
Yes |
Zach Thomas (Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys) |
4 time
finalist |
| Brian Urlacher^ (Chicago Bears) |
Yes |
DeMarcus Ware (Dallas Cowboys) |
2 time
finalist |
| Cornerback |
Champ Bailey^ (Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos) |
Yes |
Ronde Barber (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) |
3 time finalist |
| 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 |
| Ed Reed^ (Baltimore Ravens) |
Yes |
Darren Sharper (Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints) |
No |
Coach
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