Defense
| Position | First Team | Second Team |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive end | Bruce Smith, Buffalo Bills (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Reggie White, Philadelphia Eagles (AP, PFWA, NEA-, PFW) Greg Townsend, Los Angeles Raiders (NEA, TSN) |
Richard Dent, Chicago Bears (AP-2) Chris Doleman, Minnesota Vikings (NEA-2) Jeff Cross, Miami Dolphins (NEA-2) Greg Townsend, Los Angeles Raiders (AP-2) |
| Defensive tackle | Michael Dean Perry, Cleveland Browns (AP, PFWA, NEA, PFW, TSN) Ray Childress, Houston Oilers (PFWA, TSN) Jerome Brown, Philadelphia Eagles (AP) Dan Saleaumua, Kansas City Chiefs (PFW) |
Jerry Ball, Detroit Lions (AP-2) Ray Childress, Houston Oilers (AP-2, NEA-2) Dan Saleaumua, Kansas City Chiefs (NEA-2) |
| Inside linebacker | Pepper Johnson, New York Giants (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) John Offerdahl, Miami Dolphins (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) |
Mike Singletary, Chicago Bears (AP-2) Shane Conlan, Buffalo Bills (AP-2) Byron Evans, Philadelphia Eagles (NEA-2) Vaughan Johnson, New Orleans Saints (NEA-2) |
| Outside linebacker | Derrick Thomas, Kansas City Chiefs (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Charles Haley, San Francisco 49ers (AP, NEA, PFW, PFWA) Darryl Talley, Buffalo Bills (TSN) |
Lawrence Taylor, New York Giants (AP-2) Pat Swilling, New Orleans Saints (AP-2) Mike Cofer, Detroit Lions (NEA-2) Leslie O'Neal, San Diego Chargers (NEA-2) |
| Cornerback | Rod Woodson, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Albert Lewis, Kansas City Chiefs (AP, NEA, PFWA, TSN) Darrell Green, Washington Redskins (PFW) |
Kevin Ross, Kansas City Chiefs (AP-2) Tim McKyer, Miami Dolphins (NEA-2) Gill Byrd, San Diego Chargers (NEA-2) Darrell Green, Washington Redskins (AP-2) |
| Safety | Joey Browner, Minnesota Vikings (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) Ronnie Lott, San Francisco 49ers (AP, NEA, PFWA, TSN) Mark Carrier, Chicago Bears (PFW) |
David Fulcher, Cincinnati Bengals (AP-2) Tim McDonald, Phoenix Cardinals (NEA-2) Steve Atwater, Denver Broncos (NEA-2) Mark Carrier, Chicago Bears (AP-2) |
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Famous quotes containing the word defense:
“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)
“Our reliance is in the love of liberty which God has planted in our bosoms. Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as the heritage of all men, in all lands, every where.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
“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)