Defense
| Position | First Team | Second Team |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive end | Mark Gastineau, New York Jets (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Howie Long, Los Angeles Raiders (AP, NEA, PFWA) Richard Dent, Chicago Bears (PFW) Jacob Green, Seattle Seahawks (TSN) |
Art Still, Kansas City Chiefs (AP-2) Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NEA-2) Richard Dent, Chicago Bears (AP-2) Jacob Green, Seattle Seahawks (NEA-2) |
| Defensive tackle | Dan Hampton, Chicago Bears (AP, NEA, PFW, TSN) Randy White, Dallas Cowboys (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) Joe Nash, Seattle Seahawks (AP) David Logan, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (TSN) |
Dave Butz, Washington Redskins (AP-2) Doug English, Detroit Lions (AP-2) Bob Baumhower, Miami Dolphins (AP-2) Gary Dunn, Pittsburgh Steelers (NEA-2) Joe Nash, Seattle Seahawks (NEA-2) |
| Middle linebacker | Mike Singletary, Chicago Bears (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) E.J. Junior, St. Louis Cardinals (AP, NEA, PFWA) Jim Collins, Los Angeles Rams (PFW) Harry Carson, New York Giants (TSN) |
Tom Cousineau, Cleveland Browns (AP-2) Steve Nelson, New England Patriots (NEA-2) Jim Collins, Los Angeles Rams (AP-2) Harry Carson, New York Giants (NEA-2) |
| Outside linebacker | Lawrence Taylor, New York Giants (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Rod Martin, Oakland Raiders (AP, PFWA) Clay Matthews, Cleveland Browns (NEA, TSN) Mike Merriweather, Pittsburgh Steelers (PFW) |
Rickey Jackson, New Orleans Saints (AP-2, NEA-2) Clay Matthews, Cleveland Browns (AP-2) Mike Merriweather, Pittsburgh Steelers (NEA-2) |
| Cornerback | Mike Haynes, Los Angeles Raiders (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Mark Haynes, New York Giants (AP, NEA) Louis Wright, Denver Broncos (PFW, TSN) Lester Hayes, Los Angeles Raiders (PFWA) |
Dave Brown, Seattle Seahawks (AP-2) Eric Wright, San Francisco 49ers (AP-2) Gary Green, Kansas City Chiefs (NEA-2) Louis Wright, Denver Broncos (NEA-2) |
| Safety | Kenny Easley, Seattle Seahawks (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Deron Cherry, Kansas City Chiefs (AP) Michael Downs, Dallas Cowboys (PFWA) Todd Bell, Chicago Bears (TSN) Wes Hopkins, Philadelphia Eagles (NEA) Dennis Smith, Denver Broncos (PFW) |
Vann McElroy, Los Angeles Raiders (NEA-2) Deron Cherry, Kansas City Chiefs (NEA-2) Michael Downs, Dallas Cowboys (AP-2) Todd Bell, Chicago Bears (AP-2) |
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Famous quotes containing the word defense:
“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)
“The aims of life are the best defense against death.”
—Primo Levi (1919–1987)
“Though a censure lies against those who are poor and proud, yet is Pride sooner to be forgiven in a poor person than in a rich one; since in the latter it is insult and arrogance; in the former, it may be a defense against temptations to dishonesty; and, if manifested on proper occasions, may indicate a natural bravery of mind, which the frowns of fortune cannot depress.”
—Samuel Richardson (1689–1761)