▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Pro ▁Bowl ), ▁they ▁are ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁NFL ▁Record ▁and ▁Fact ▁Book ▁and ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁language ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁NFL PA ▁Collect ive ▁B arg aining ▁Ag re ement . ▁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 ▁se lections , ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁a ▁national ▁panel ▁of ▁fifty ▁NFL ▁writers ▁and ▁broad c aster s . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁the ▁nation wide ▁panel ▁of ▁ 6 0 ▁sports ▁writers ▁and ▁broad c aster s ▁who ▁regularly ▁cover ▁the ▁NFL ▁voted ▁for ▁specific ▁positions ▁on ▁the ▁off ensive ▁line , ▁a ▁" flex " ▁player ▁on ▁off ense , ▁a ▁fifth ▁def ensive ▁back , ▁and ▁a ▁punt ▁return er ▁and ▁special ▁team er . ▁The ▁Sport ing ▁News ▁All - N FL ▁team ▁is ▁voted ▁on ▁by ▁NFL ▁players ▁and ▁execut ives ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁released ▁at ▁a ▁later ▁date . ▁The ▁P F WA ▁team ▁is ▁selected ▁by ▁its ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁national ▁members ▁who ▁are ▁acc red ited ▁media ▁members ▁covering ▁the ▁NFL . ▁ ▁Teams ▁ ▁Key ▁AP ▁= ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁first - team ▁All - Pro ▁ ▁AP - 2 ▁= ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁second - team ▁All - Pro ▁AP - 2 t ▁= ▁T ied ▁for ▁second - team ▁All