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On Monday, the NFL announced their All-Decade Team for the 2010s.
While everyone who made the team was absolutely worthy of inclusion, there are plenty of others that had a strong case of making it as well. Here are 20 of the biggest snubs from the team.
Others to consider include:
Quarterback - Peyton Manning, Matt Ryan
Running back - Jamaal Charles, Arian Foster, Todd Gurley, DeMarco Murray
Wide receiver - T.Y. Hilton, Demaryius Thomas
Center - Travis Frederick, Ryan Kalil
Guard - Mike Iupati
Offensive tackle - Duane Brown
Defensive end - Jared Allen, Everson Griffen
Defensive tackle - Haloti Ngata, Kyle Williams
Inside linebacker - Thomas Davis, Derrick Johnson, C.J. Mosley
Outside linebacker - Tamba Hali, Justin Houston
Cornerback - Joe Haden, Aqib Talib
Safety - Kam Chancellor, Malcolm Jenkins
Le’Veon Bell, RB (Steelers 2013-17, Jets 2019)
Sitting out the 2018 season didn’t help his cause, but Bell was arguably the most versatile back of the decade. In his six seasons (77 games), he ran for 6,125 yards, added another 3,121 yards in receiving, scored 46 times, and was a First-Team All-Pro twice.
NaVorro Bowman, ILB (49ers 2010-17, Raiders 2017)
While he missed the 2014 season with an injury, Bowman was voted a First-Team All-Pro every other year from 2011-15. He led the NFL with 154 tackles in 2015, and he averaged 147.5 in the four seasons he was an All-Pro.
Drew Brees, QB (Saints 2010-19)
Brees was named the 2011 Offensive Player of the Year, made nine Pro Bowls in the 2010s, and set a single-season completion percentage record of 74.4 in 2018. He went 95-58 as a starter in the decade while throwing for 46,770 yards and 345 touchdowns.
Jurrell Casey, DT (Titans 2011-19)
For five straight seasons, Casey has been named as a Pro Bowler. Since being drafted in the third round in 2011, he has 51 sacks and 84 tackles for a loss.
David DeCastro, G (Steelers 2012-19)
An AFC Pro Bowl representative each of the last five seasons, DeCastro was also a First-Team All-Pro in 2015 and 2017. Since becoming Pittsburgh’s full-time starting right guard in 2013, he has only missed four games.
Matt Forte, RB (Bears 2010-15, Jets 2016-17)
Forte set what was a single-season NFL record for running backs with 102 catches in 2014 (surpassed by Christian McCaffrey). In his eight seasons in the 2010s, he ran for 7,629 yards, caught 434 passes for 3,724 yards, and scored 59 total touchdowns.
Stephon Gilmore, CB (Bills 2012-16, Patriots 2017-19)
The reigning Defensive Player of the Year, Gilmore has emerged as a true shutdown corner and has been named a First Team All-Pro in both of the last two seasons. He has intercepted 24 passes in his eight years in the league.
Jimmy Graham, TE (Saints 2010-14, Seahawks 2015-17, Packers 2018-19)
While he’s coming off a disappointing 2019 season, Graham made five Pro Bowls in the decade, was a First Team All-Pro in 2013, and had four seasons with double-digits in touchdowns. Altogether, he caught 649 balls for 7,883 yards and 74 scores.
A.J. Green, WR (Bengals 2011-19)
He missed all of last season, but Green was a Pro Bowler in each of his first seven years from 2011-17. He has compiled 602 receptions for 8,907 yards and 63 touchdowns in his career.
DeAndre Hopkins, WR (Texans 2013-19)
Hopkins has been named a First Team All-Pro in each of the last three seasons and has gone over the century mark in receptions three times in his career. In seven years, he has caught 632 passes for 8,602 yards and 54 touchdowns.
Jason Kelce, C (Eagles 2011-19)
For the last three seasons, Kelce has been seen as the premier center in all of football as he has been named First Team All-Pro three years running. He has appeared in (and started) every game since 2015.
Andy Lee, P (49ers 2010-14, Browns 2015, Panthers 2016, Cardinals 2017-19)
A back-to-back First Team All-Pro in 2011 and 2012, Lee led the league in punting average in 2011 and 2018. He punted the ball 736 times in the decade with an average of 47.9 yards.
Clay Matthews, OLB (Packers 2010-18, Rams 2019)
A first round choice in 2009, Matthews was named to the Pro Bowl five times in six seasons from 2011-16. It was a productive decade as he finished it with 81.5 sacks, 113 tackles for a loss, 16 forced fumbles, and six interceptions.
Gerald McCoy, DT (Buccaneers 2010-18, Panthers 2019)
A 2013 First Team All-Pro, McCoy was a Pro Bowler every season from 2012-17. In his 10-year career, he has totaled 59.5 sacks and 86 tackles for a loss.
Harrison Smith, S (Vikings 2012-19)
Drafted in the first round in 2012, Smith has been named to the Pro Bowl in each of the last five seasons (First Team All-Pro in 2017). In his eight years, he has intercepted 23 passes and sacked the quarterback 13 times.
Terrell Suggs, OLB (Ravens 2010-18, Cardinals 2019, Chiefs 2019)
The 2011 Defensive Player of the Year, Suggs had five seasons in the decade where he reached double figures in sacks. In the 2010s, he recorded 81.5 sacks and 21 forced fumbles.
Cameron Wake, DE (Dolphins 2010-18, Titans 2019)
For the decade, Wake ranked fourth with his 95 sacks (and was just one sack behind J.J. Watt and Chandler Jones). Five times, he reached double figures in that department, and four times he was named to the Pro Bowl.
DeMarcus Ware, OLB (Cowboys 2010-13, Broncos 2014-16)
Ware started off the decade terrorizing quarterbacks combining for 35 sacks and 47 tackles for a loss in 2010-11. Altogether in his seven years in the 2010s, he made five Pro Bowls and sacked opposing quarterbacks 74 times.
Andrew Whitworth, OT (Bengals 2010-16, Rams 2017-19)
Still going strong at the age of 38, Whitworth made four Pro Bowls and was named a First Team All-Pro twice in the 2010s. He started all 157 of his appearances, missing just three games in the decade.
Trent Williams, OT (Redskins 2010-18)
Despite sitting out all of last season, other than Brees, Williams has the most Pro Bowl appearances in the 2010s out of everyone who did not make the team with seven. According to NBC Sports, Washington head coach Ron Rivera said there’s no new news regarding him potentially being traded.
