USA Today All-Joe Team

The USA Today All-Joe team is an annual selection of National Football League players and coaches deemed hard workers and over-achievers that may be overlooked by the biased media.^[1] Players that have been selected to the Pro Bowl are not eligible for the All-Joe team.^[1]

Origin

Presented annually by the USA Today since 1992, the All-Joe team is named after Joe Phillips, a defensive tackle who played for the Minnesota Vikings, San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Rams during a 14-year NFL career.^[1]

Pro Bowl alumni

While no players that have previously been selected to the Pro Bowl are eligible for the All-Joe team, a number of All-Joe alumni have gone on to earn Pro Bowl selections.^[1] Those players include:^[1]

• Jared Allen, defensive end, Kansas City Chiefs
• Nnamdi Asomugha, cornerback, Oakland Raiders
• Yeremiah Bell, safety, Miami Dolphins
• Trent Cole, defensive end, Philadelphia Eagles
• Cortland Finnegan, cornerback, Tennessee Titans
• Jay Ratliff, nose tackle, Dallas Cowboys
• Justin Tuck, defensive end, New York Giants
• Leon Washington, kick returner, New York Jets
• Casey Wiegmann, center, Kansas City Chiefs
• Wes Welker, wide receiver, New England Patriots
• Antoine Winfield, cornerback, Buffalo Bills
• Leonard Weaver, fullback, Seattle Seahawks
• Aaron Smith, defensive end, Steelers
• Montell Owens, special teams, Jacksonville Jaguars

(Note: teams listed are those with which player earned original All-Joe selection, and not necessarily their current team.)

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