2014 All-Pro Team
The 2014 All-Pro Teams were named by the Associated Press (AP), the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA), and the Sporting News (SN) for performance in the 2014 NFL season. While none of the All-Pro teams have the official imprimatur of the NFL (whose official recognition is nomination to the 2015 Pro Bowl[lower-alpha 1]), they are included in the NFL Record and Fact Book and also part of the language of the 2011 NFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement.[1] Any player selected to the first-team of any of the teams can be described as an "All-Pro." The AP team, with first-team and second-team selections, was chosen by a national panel of fifty NFL writers and broadcasters.[2] The Sporting News All-NFL team is voted on by NFL players and executives and was released January 20, 2015.[3] The PFWA team is selected by its more than 300 national members who are accredited media members covering the NFL.[4]
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Position | First Team | Second Team |
---|---|---|
Kicker | Adam Vinatieri, Indianapolis (AP, PFWA, SN) | Stephen Gostkowski, New England (AP-2) |
Punter | Pat McAfee, Indianapolis (AP, PFWA) Kevin Huber, Cincinnati (SN) |
Johnny Hekker, St. Louis (AP-2) |
Return specialist | Adam Jones, Cincinnati (AP, PFWA-KR) Darren Sproles, Philadelphia (PFWA-PR, SN-PR) Jacoby Jones, Baltimore Ravens (SN-KR) De'Anthony Thomas, Kansas City (PFWA-PR) |
Darren Sproles, Philadelphia (AP-2) |
Special Teams | Matthew Slater, New England (PFWA) | |
Key
AP = Associated Press first-team All-Pro
AP-2 = Associated Press second-team All-Pro
AP-2t = Tied for second-team All-Pro in the AP vote
PFWA = Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL
SN = Sporting News All-Pro
Missing votes: One AP voter selected only one running back; one AP voter did not select a fullback.
Positions not selected: AP voters do not vote at punt returner or special teams player
Sporting News chose three wide receivers and no fullback
Notes
- ↑ The 2015 Pro Bowl represents the 2014 NFL season
References
- ↑ https://nfllabor.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/collective-bargaining-agreement-2011-2020.pdf
- ↑ "2014 All-Pro Team". Associated Press. January 2, 2015. Archived from the original on Jan 4, 2014. Retrieved Jan 2, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2015-01-20/nfl-awards-all-pro-team-mvp-rodgers-watt-murray-sherman-revis
- ↑ "PFWA 2014 All-NFL, All-AFC and All-NFC teams announce". PFWA.com. Retrieved Jan 12, 2015.
- ↑ Rob Gronkowski was a unanimous selection at tight end, so there is no AP Second Team tight end.
- 1 2 J. J. Watt was a unanimous selection, appearing on 45 of 50 ballots at defensive end, and on the other five at defensive tackle