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:
“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)
“The cliché organizes life; it expropriates people’s identity; it becomes ruler, defense lawyer, judge, and the law.”
—Václav Havel (b. 1936)