Defense
| Position | First Team | Second Team |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive end | Art Still, Kansas City Chiefs (NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NEA, PFWA, TSN) Fred Dean, San Diego Chargers (AP, PFW) Lyle Alzado, Cleveland Browns (AP) |
Jack Youngblood, Los Angeles Rams (NEA-2) Dan Hampton, Chicago Bears (NEA-2) Art Still, Kansas City Chiefs (AP-2) Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (AP-2) |
| Defensive tackle | Gary Johnson, San Diego Chargers (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Randy White, Dallas Cowboys (NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Charlie Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles (AP) Fred Smerlas, Buffalo Bills (PFW-) |
Louis Kelcher, San Diego Chargers (AP-2) Randy White, Dallas Cowboys (AP-2) Charlie Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles (NEA-2) Fred Smerlas, Buffalo Bills (NEA-2) |
| Middle linebacker | Jack Lambert, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) Steve Nelson, New England Patriots (PFW, TSN) Randy Gradishar, Denver Broncos (TSN) |
Bob Breunig, Dallas Cowboys (AP-2) Randy Gradishar, Denver Broncos (NEA-2) |
| Outside linebacker | Ted Hendricks, Oakland Raiders (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Robert Brazile, Houston Oilers (NEA, PFWA, TSN) Matt Blair, Minnesota Vikings (AP) Jerry Robinson, Philadelphia Eagles (PFW) |
Jack Ham, Pittsburgh Steelers (NEA-2) Robert Brazile, Houston Oilers (AP-2) Matt Blair, Minnesota Vikings (NEA-2) Jerry Robinson, Philadelphia Eagles (AP-2) |
| Cornerback | Lester Hayes, Oakland Raiders (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Lemar Parrish, Washington Redskins (NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Pat Thomas, Los Angeles Rams (AP) |
Mike Haynes, New England Patriots (AP-2, NEA-2) Lemar Parrish, Washington Redskins (AP-2) Pat Thomas, Los Angeles Rams (NEA-2) |
| Safety | Nolan Cromwell, Los Angeles Rams (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Donnie Shell, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP, NEA, PFWA, TSN) Gary Fencik, Chicago Bears (PFW) |
Randy Logan, Philadelphia Eagles (AP-2, NEA-2) Gary Barbaro, Kansas City Chiefs (AP-2, NEA-2) |
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Famous quotes containing the word defense:
“I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!”
—Barry Goldwater (b. 1909)
“From a bed in this hotel Seargent S. Prentiss arose in the middle of the night and made a speech in defense of a bedbug that had bitten him. It was heard by a mock jury and judge, and the bedbug was formally acquitted.”
—Federal Writers’ Project Of The Wor, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“He said, truly, that the reason why such greatly superior numbers quailed before him was, as one of his prisoners confessed, because they lacked a cause,—a kind of armor which he and his party never lacked. When the time came, few men were found willing to lay down their lives in defense of what they knew to be wrong; they did not like that this should be their last act in this world.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)