The National Football League 2010s All-Decade Team is composed of outstanding performers in the National Football League in the ten years spanning 2010–2019. Only a player or coach's performance during the decade was used as criteria for voting.[1][2][3]
Tom Brady, Adrian Peterson, Joe Thomas, Marshal Yanda, J. J. Watt, Aaron Donald, Von Miller, and Justin Tucker were all unanimous selections. Tom Brady, Julius Peppers, Shane Lechler, Devin Hester and Bill Belichick had been previously named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2000s All-Decade Team.
The team
Note 1: Only teams for which a player played in a game from 2010–2019 are listed. Teams with whom a player signed but never played or for whom he played only prior to 2010 or after 2019 are not listed.
Note 2: Under "Hall of Fame" if a year is listed, i.e., "e-2025", that is the year player is eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Note 3: Players listed as active may include free agents. They will no longer be listed as active if they remain a free agent for an entire season.
| ^ | Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame | ¤ | Finalist information updated through 2023 selection |
Offense
Defense
Special[1] teams
| Position | Player | Hall of Fame |
|---|---|---|
| Kicker | Stephen Gostkowski ( New England Patriots) | e-2026 |
| Justin Tucker* (Baltimore Ravens) | Active | |
| Punter | Johnny Hekker (St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams) | Active |
| Shane Lechler (Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans) | No | |
| Kick returner | Devin Hester (Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Seattle Seahawks) | 3 time finalist |
| Cordarrelle Patterson (Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Chicago Bears) | Active | |
| Punt returner | Tyreek Hill (Kansas City Chiefs) | Active |
| Darren Sproles (San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles) | e-2025 | |
Coach
| Position | Name | Hall of Fame |
|---|---|---|
| Coach | Bill Belichick (New England Patriots) | Active |
| Pete Carroll (Seattle Seahawks) | Active |
* -- denotes a unanimous selection
External links
References
- 1 2 Battista, Judy (April 6, 2020). "NFL 2010s All-Decade Team: Tom Brady, Aaron Donald headliners". NFL.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ↑ Iyer, Vinnie (December 17, 2019). "Sporting News' NFL All-Decade team for the 2010s". Archived from the original on May 1, 2021.
- ↑ Wagner-McGough, Sean (January 1, 2020). "NFL All-Decade Team: Tom Brady, Antonio Brown, Richard Sherman, Von Miller headline CBS Sports' list". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-14.