Defense
| Position | First Team | Second Team |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive end | Reggie White, Philadelphia Eagles (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Bruce Smith, Buffalo Bills (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) |
Richard Dent, Chicago Bears (AP-2, NEA-2) Ray Childress, Houston Oilers (AP-2, NEA-2) |
| Defensive tackle | Tim Krumrie, Cincinnati Bengals (AP, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Keith Millard, Minnesota Vikings (AP, PFWA, TSN) Dan Hampton, Chicago Bears (NEA, PFW) Michael Carter, San Francisco 49ers (NEA) |
Steve McMichael, Chicago Bears (NEA-2) Keith Millard, Minnesota Vikings (NEA-2) Dan Hampton, Chicago Bears (AP-2) Michael Carter, San Francisco 49ers (AP-2) |
| Middle linebacker | Mike Singletary, Chicago Bears (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Shane Conlan, Buffalo Bills (PFWA, PFW, TSN) Vaughan Johnson, New Orleans Saints (NEA) |
John Offerdahl, Miami Dolphins (NEA-2) Scott Studwell, Minnesota Vikings (NEA-2) Shane Conlan, Buffalo Bills (AP-2) |
| Outside linebacker | Cornelius Bennett, Buffalo Bills (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Lawrence Taylor, New York Giants (AP, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Tim Harris, Green Bay Packers (NEA) |
Andre Tippett, New England Patriots (AP-2, NEA-2) Lawrence Taylor, New York Giants (NEA-2) Tim Harris, Green Bay Packers (AP-2) |
| Cornerback | Frank Minnifield, Cleveland Browns (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Carl Lee, Minnesota Vikings (AP, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Ronnie Lippett, New England Patriots (NEA) |
Carl Lee, Minnesota Vikings (NEA-2) Jerry Gray, Los Angeles Rams (NEA-2) |
| Safety | Joey Browner, Minnesota Vikings (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Deron Cherry, Kansas City Chiefs (AP, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Ronnie Lott, San Francisco 49ers (NEA) |
David Fulcher, Cincinnati Bengals (AP-2) Bennie Blades, Detroit Lions (NEA-2) Deron Cherry, Kansas City Chiefs (NEA-2) Ronnie Lott, San Francisco 49ers (AP-2) |
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Famous quotes containing the word defense:
“Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.”
—Sun Tzu (6th–5th century B.C.)
“Unlike Boswell, whose Journals record a long and unrewarded search for a self, Johnson possessed a formidable one. His life in London—he arrived twenty-five years earlier than Boswell—turned out to be a long defense of the values of Augustan humanism against the pressures of other possibilities. In contrast to Boswell, Johnson possesses an identity not because he has gone in search of one, but because of his allegiance to a set of assumptions that he regards as objectively true.”
—Jeffrey Hart (b. 1930)
“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)