The 2015 All-Pro Teams were named by the

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'' (SN), for performance in the

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. While none of the All-Pro teams have the official imprimatur of the NFL (whose official recognition is nomination to the

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represents the 2015 NFL season), they are included in the NFL Record and Fact Book and also part of the language of the 2011 NFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement. 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 selections, was chosen by a national panel of fifty NFL writers and broadcasters. ''The Sporting News'' All-NFL team is voted on by NFL players and executives and was released January 12, 2016. The PFWA team is selected by its more than 300 national members who are accredited media members covering the NFL.

Teams

Key

* AP = Associated Press first-team All-Pro * AP-2 = Associated Press second-team All-Pro * AP-2t = Tied for second-team All-Pro in the AP vote * PFWA = Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL * SN = ''Sporting News'' All-Pro

Position differences

* AP named a fullback; SN and PFWA did not. * AP named two inside linebackers; SN and PFWA named one. * AP named three outside linebackers in 2015 due to a 2nd-place tie vote. * AP named three special teams players: kicker, punter, kick returner. * PFWA named five special teams players: K, P, KR, PR, special teams. * SN named four special teams players: K, P, KR, punt returner.

Notes

References

{{NFL All-Pro Teams All-Pro Teams 2015 NFL season