NFLPA releases inaugural 2022-23 All-Pro Team as voted on by the players themselves

The NFLPA decided to release an All-Pro Team, as voted on by the players themselves.

This is the inaugural season that the players have voted on an All-Pro team. The idea behind the vote is that nobody is going to know the game and the players better than those who play it. So, it should have some impact that random media or fan votes wouldn’t have.

Here is the inaugural Players’ All-Pro Team, via the NFL Players Association: pic.twitter.com/KyeqjecgEG

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 11, 2023

Whether or not the Player’s All-Pro Team, as voted on by the NFLPA catches on or even continues past this season, remains to be seen.

The 2022-23 Player’s All-Pro Team

Here is the All-Pro Team released by the NFLPA, as voted on by the players:

Offense

• Quarterback: Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City)
• Running Back: Josh Jacobs (Las Vegas
• Fullback: Kyle Juszczyk (San Francisco)
• Wide Receiver: Justin Jefferson (Minnesota)
• Wide Receiver: Davante Adams (Las Vegas)
• Tight End: Travis Kelce (Kansas City)
• Left Tackle: Trent Williams (San Francisco)
• Left Guard: Joel Bitonio (Cleveland)
• Center: Jason Kelce (Philadelphia)
• Right Guard: Zack Martin (Dallas)
• Right Tackle: Lane Johnson (Philadelphia)

Defense

• Edge Rusher: Nick Bosa (San Francisco)
• Edge Rusher: Myles Garrett (Cleveland)
• Interior Defensive Lineman: Chris Jones (Kansas City)
• Interior Defensive Lineman: Aaron Donald (Los Angeles Rams)
• Nose Tackle: Dexter Lawrence (New York Giants)
• Off-Ball Linebacker: Fred Warner (San Francisco)
• Off-Ball Linebacker: Roquan Smith (Baltimore)
• Cornerback: Pat Surtain II (Denver)
• Cornerback: Darius Slay (Philadelphia)
• Free Safety: Minkah Fitzpatrick (Pittsburgh)
• Strong Safety: Derwin James (Los Angeles Chargers)

Special Teams

• Kick Returner: Cordarrelle Patterson (Atlanta)
• Punt Returner: KaVontae Turpin (Dallas)
• Core Teamer: Jeremy Reeves (Washington)
• Core Teamer Justin Hardee (New York Jets)
• Kicker: Jason Myers (Seattle)
• Punter: Tommy Townsend (Kansas City)
• Long Snapper: Morgan Cox (Tennessee)

The NFLPA’s All-Pro Team is broken down into three units; offense, defense, and special teams. The majority of positions have one player who was voted into that spot. However, there are a couple of positions, like wide receiver and cornerback, with two players voted in. In each case where there were two players for one position, a spot was given to each conference.

Two teams, the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, led the way with four players selected each. There is a good chance that is a preview of the Super Bowl this season.