Defense
| Position | First Team | Second Team |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive end | Michael Strahan, New York Giants (AP, PFWA, TSN) Leonard Little, St. Louis Rams (AP, PFWA) Simeon Rice, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (TSN) |
Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis Colts (AP-2) Simeon Rice, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (AP-2) |
| Defensive tackle | Kris Jenkins, Carolina Panthers (AP, PFWA, TSN) Richard Seymour, New England Patriots (AP, PFWA, TSN) |
La'Roi Glover, Dallas Cowboys (AP-2) Marcus Stroud, Jacksonville Jaguars (AP-2) |
| Inside linebacker | Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens (AP, PFWA, TSN) Zach Thomas, Miami Dolphins (AP) |
Dat Nguyen, Dallas Cowboys (AP-2) Tedy Bruschi, New England Patriots (AP-2) |
| Outside linebacker | Julian Peterson, San Francisco 49ers (AP, PFWA, TSN) Keith Bulluck, Tennessee Titans, (AP, PFWA) Derrick Brooks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (TSN), Takeo Spikes, Buffalo Bills, (PFWA) |
LaVar Arrington, Washington (AP-2) Derrick Brooks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (AP-2) |
| Cornerback | Ty Law, New England Patriots (AP, PFWA) Chris McAlister, Baltimore Ravens (AP, PFWA) Patrick Surtain, Miami Dolphins (TSN) Champ Bailey, Washington Redskins (TSN) Dre Bly, Detroit Lions (PFWA) |
Patrick Surtain, Miami Dolphins (AP-2) Champ Bailey, Washington Redskins (AP-2) |
| Safety | Roy Williams, Dallas Cowboys (AP, PFWA, TSN) Ed Reed, Baltimore Ravens (PFWA, TSN) Rodney Harrison, New England Patriots (AP) |
Ed Reed, Baltimore Ravens (AP-2) Tony Parrish, San Francisco 49ers (AP-2) |
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Famous quotes containing the word defense:
“Of all my Russian books, The Defense contains and diffuses the greatest “warmth”Mwhich may seem odd seeing how supremely abstract chess is supposed to be.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)
“If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to be violent defending black women and black children and black babies and black men, then it is wrong for America to draft us, and make us violent abroad in defense of her. And if it is right for America to draft us, and teach us how to be violent in defense of her, then it is right for you and me to do whatever is necessary to defend our own people right here in this country.”
—Malcolm X (1925–1965)
“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)