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:
“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)
“... most Southerners of my parents’ era were raised to feel that it wasn’t respectable to be rich. We felt that all patriotic Southerners had lost everything in defense of the South, and sufficient time hadn’t elapsed for respectable rebuilding of financial security in a war- impoverished region.”
—Sarah Patton Boyle, U.S. civil rights activist and author. The Desegregated Heart, part 1, ch. 1 (1962)
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—Malcolm X (1925–1965)