AP All-Pro Team: Watt, Gronkowski Unanimous Picks
NEW YORK — Jan 2, 2015, 12:29 PM ET
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer
Mario Williams and DT Marcell Dareus; Kansas City outside LB Justin Houston; Pittsburgh WR
Antonio Brown and RB Le'Veon Bell; Baltimore guard Marshal Yanda; Green Bay fullback John Kuhn; Cincinnati kick returner Adam Jones; and Indianapolis punter Pat McAfee.
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers made it for the second time; he also was the All-Pro QB in 2011.
Brown was next closest to sweeping the panel, earning 49 votes. Murray drew 48 and Houston 47.
"When you step into a stadium he's a known issue, but still he performs," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said of Brown. "We could talk about some of the same things about guys like J.J. Watt. We knew what he was capable of when we were getting ready to play him, but it still doesn't stop the storm from coming."
Cleveland tackle Joe Thomas earned his fifth All-Pro spot, the most of anyone on the current team. Patriots cornerback
Darrelle Revis got his fourth All-Pro berth.
Seattle and Pittsburgh each had three All-Pros. There were 16 AFC players and 11 from the NFC.
The Seahawks were all defensive players: Wagner, cornerback Richard Sherman and safety Earl Thomas.
"I'm on such a great defense that sometimes there are guys that get overlooked and unfortunately I was one of them," said Wagner, who missed five games with injuries in his third pro season. "But I think all the things that has happened this year as far as the awards and the recognition and stuff like that, it means so much more to me this year because everything that I went through this year."
Repeaters from 2013 were Watt, Thomas, Detroit DT Ndamukong Suh, Carolina inside linebacker Luke Kuechly, Sherman and Thomas.
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AP Sports Writers Will Graves, Tim Booth, Schuyler Dixon, Kristie Rieken and Howard Ulman contributed to this report.