1997 All-Pro Team

The 1997 All-Pro Team is composed of the National Football League players that were named to the Associated Press, Pro Football Writers Association, and The Sporting News All-Pro Teams in 1997. Both first and second teams are listed for the AP team. These are the three teams that are included in Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League. In 1997 the Pro Football Writers Association and Pro Football Weekly combined their All-pro teams, a practice with continues through 2008.

Offense

Position	First Team	Second Team
Quarterback	Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers (AP, PFWA, TSN)	Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers (AP-2)
Running back	Terrell Davis, Denver Broncos (AP, PFWA, TSN) Barry Sanders, Detroit Lions (AP, PFWA, TSN)	Jerome Bettis, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP-2)
Fullback	Mike Alstott, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (AP)	Charles Way, New York Giants (AP-2)
Wide receiver	Herman Moore, Detroit Lions (AP, PFWA, TSN) Rob Moore, Arizona Cardinals (AP, PFWA) Tim Brown, Oakland Raiders (TSN)	Yancy Thigpen, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP-2) Andre Rison, Kansas City Chiefs (AP-2)
Tight end	Shannon Sharpe, Denver Broncos (AP, PFWA, TSN)	Wesley Walls, Carolina Panthers (AP-2)
Tackle	Tony Boselli, Jacksonville Jaguars (AP, PFWA, TSN) Jonathan Ogden, Baltimore Ravens (AP, PFWA, TSN)	Willie Roaf, New Orleans Saints (AP-2) Todd Steussie, Minnesota Vikings (AP-2)
Guard	Larry Allen, Dallas Cowboys (AP, PFWA, TSN) Dave Szott, Kansas City Chiefs (AP, PFWA) Randall McDaniel, Minnesota Vikings (TSN)	Will Shields, Kansas City Chiefs (AP-2) Randall McDaniel, Minnesota Vikings (AP-2)
Center	Dermontti Dawson, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP, PFWA, TSN)

Defense

Position	First Team	Second Team
Defensive end	Bruce Smith, Buffalo Bills (AP, PFWA, TSN) Michael Strahan, New York Giants (AP, PFWA, TSN)	Chuck Smith, Atlanta Falcons (AP-2t) Reggie White, Green Bay Packers (AP-2t) Neil Smith, Denver Broncos (AP-2t)
Defensive tackle	John Randle, Minnesota Vikings (AP, PFWA, TSN) Dana Stubblefield, San Francisco 49ers (AP, PFWA, TSN) Joel Steed, Pittsburgh Steelers (PFWA)	Warren Sapp, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (AP-2) Ted Washington, Buffalo Bills (AP-2)
Middle linebacker	Levon Kirkland, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP, PFWA, TSN) Hardy Nickerson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (AP)	Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens (AP-2t) Junior Seau, San Diego Chargers (AP-2t) Winfred Tubbs, New Orleans Saints (AP-2t)
Outside linebacker	Jessie Armstead, New York Giants (AP, PFWA, TSN) John Mobley, Denver Broncos (AP, PFWA, TSN)	Derrick Brooks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (AP-2) Chris Slade, New England Patriots (AP-2)
Cornerback	Deion Sanders, Dallas Cowboys (AP, PFWA, TSN) Aeneas Williams, Arizona Cardinals (AP, PFWA, TSN) Aaron Glenn, New York Jets (PFWA) *	James Hasty, Kansas City Chiefs (AP-2) Cris Dishman, Washington Redskins (AP-2t) Doug Evans, Green Bay Packers (AP-2t)
Safety	LeRoy Butler, Green Bay Packers (AP, PFWA, TSN) Carnell Lake, Pittsburgh Steelers (AP, PFWA, TSN)	Merton Hanks, San Francisco 49ers (AP-2) Darryl Williams, Seattle Seahawks (AP-2)

Special teams

Position	First Team	Second Team
Kicker	Richie Cunningham, Dallas Cowboys (AP, TSN) Pete Stoyanovich, Kansas City Chiefs (PFWA)	Jason Hanson, Detroit Lions (AP-2)
Punter	Bryan Barker, Jacksonville Jaguars (AP, PFWA) Matt Turk, Washington Redskins (TSN)	Matt Turk, Washington Redskins (AP-2)
Kick Returner	Michael Bates, Carolina Panthers (PFWA, TSN) Eric Metcalf, San Diego Chargers (AP)	Darrien Gordon, Denver Broncos (AP-2)
Punt Returner	Darrien Gordon, Denver Broncos (PFWA, TSN)
Special Teams	Larry Whigham, New England Patriots (PFWA)

Key

AP = Associated Press All-Pro team
AP-2 = Associated Press Second-team All-Pro
PFWA = Pro Football Writers Association/Pro Football Weekly All-Pro team
TSN = The Sporting News All-Pro Team

References

Pro-Football-Reference.com

NFL All-Pro Teams

1920s: 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928; 1929

1930s: 1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939

1940s: 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949

1950s: 1950; 1951; 1952; 1953; 1954; 1955; 1956; 1957; 1958; 1959

1960s: 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1964; 1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969

1970s: 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1975; 1976; 1977; 1978; 1979

1980s: 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989

1990s: 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993; 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999

2000s: 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009

2010s: 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2015; 2016; 2017; 2018; 2019

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