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The 1931 All-Pro Team consisted of
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players chosen by various selectors for the
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team of the
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(NFL) for the
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. An official 11-man "All League" team was selected by the coaches of the NFL on behalf of the league, designated as (NFL-1) below. Teams were also selected by, among others, the ''
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'' based on the returns of ballots sent to each club in the league as well as sports writers and officials, the
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(UP), and '' Collyer's Eye'' (CE). Players displayed in bold were consensus first-team selections. Four players were unanimously selected for the first team by all three selectors: Portsmouth Spartans quarterback Dutch Clark; Chicago Bears halfback
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; Chicago Cardinals fullback Ernie Nevers; and New York Giants guard Butch Gibson.


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{{NFL All-Pro Teams All-Pro Teams 1931 NFL season