NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
The NFL 2000s All-Decade Team is composed of outstanding performers in the National Football League in the ten years spanning 2000-2009. Only a player or coach's performance in the 2000s is used as criteria for voting.
The full team was announced on January 31, 2010 during the pregame show for the 2010 Pro Bowl. The names of the twelve all-decade honorees who participated in the 2010 Pro Bowl had been released earlier in the week.
Willie Roaf, Larry Allen, and Warren Sapp were previously named to the 1990s All-Decade Team. Tom Brady, Julius Peppers, Shane Lechler, Devin Hester and Bill Belichick were later named to the 2010s All-Decade Team.
Selection process
The team is chosen by members of the Hall of Fame Selection Committee. This committee consists of one media member from each NFL market, a representative from the Pro Football Writers of America and 11 "at-large" delegates for a total of 44 voters. These voters are asked to select two coaches and a total of 54 players, broken out as follows: two quarterbacks, four running backs, two fullbacks, four wide receivers, two tight ends, four offensive tackles, four guards, two centers, four defensive ends, four defensive tackles, six linebackers, four cornerbacks, four safeties, two placekickers, two punters, two kick returners, two punt returners.Among the voters who have revealed their individual selections for the team are Alex Marvez, Rick Gosselin, and Peter King.
The team
Note 1: Players are listed alphabetically within first and second teamsNote 2: Only teams for which a player played in a game from 2000–2009 are listed. Teams with whom a player signed but never played or for whom he played only prior to or after are not listed.
Note 3: Under "Hall of Fame?" if a year is listed, i.e., "e-2022", that is the year player is eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Offense
| Position | First Team | Hall of Fame? | Second Team | Hall of Fame? |
| Quarterback | Tom Brady | e-2028 | Peyton Manning^ | Yes |
| Running back | Edgerrin James^ | Yes | Shaun Alexander | No |
| Running back | LaDainian Tomlinson^ | Yes | Jamal Lewis | No |
| Fullback | Lorenzo Neal | No | Tony Richardson | No |
| Wide receiver | Marvin Harrison^ | Yes | Torry Holt | 7 time finalist |
| Wide receiver | Randy Moss^ | Yes | Terrell Owens^ | Yes |
| Tight end | Tony Gonzalez^ | Yes | Antonio Gates | Yes |
| Tackle | Walter Jones^ | Yes | Orlando Pace^ | Yes |
| Tackle | Jonathan Ogden^ | Yes | Willie Roaf^ | Yes |
| Guard | Alan Faneca^ | Yes | Larry Allen^ | Yes |
| Guard | Steve Hutchinson^ | Yes | Will Shields^ | Yes |
| Center | Kevin Mawae^ | Yes | Olin Kreutz | No |