The 1987 All-Pro Team is composed of the National Football League players that were named to the
Associated Press
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,
Newspaper Enterprise Association
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,
Pro Football Writers Association
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,
Pro Football Weekly
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, and ''
The Sporting News
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1987
Events January
* January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency.
* January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade.
* January 3 – Afghan leader ...
. Both first- and second- teams are listed for the AP and NEA teams. These are the five teams that are included in ''Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League''. In 1987 NEA went with a 3-4 format for their All-Pro defense.
Teams
Key
* AP = Associated Press first-team All-Pro
* AP-2 = Associated Press second-team All-Pro
* NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association first-team All-Pro team
* NEA-2 = Newspaper Enterprise Association second-team All-Pro team
* PFW = Pro Football Weekly All-Pro team
* PFWA = Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL
* TSN = ''The Sporting News'' All-Pro
References
Pro-Football-Reference.com* The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.); December 29, 1987, and January 12, 1988.
* The 1988
World Almanac
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and Book of Facts. Publisher: Newspaper Enterprise Association. Date of Publication: 1988
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