Throwback Thursday: 1990s All-Decade Team

Here's a look back at the NFL's 1990s All-Decade Team as chosen by the Pro Football Hall of Fame voters.

Quarterback
John Elway

Running backs
Barry Sanders
Emmitt Smith

Wide Receivers
Jerry Rice
Cris Carter

Tight end
Shannon Sharpe

Tackles
Tony Boselli
Gary Zimmerman

Guards
Bruce Matthews
Randall McDaniel

Center
Dermontti Dawson

Defensive ends
Bruce Smith
Reggie White

Defensive tackles
Cortez Kennedy
John Randle

Linebackers
Junior Seau
Derrick Thomas
Kevin Greene

Cornerbacks
Deion Sanders
Rod Woodson

Safeties
Steve Atwater
LeRoy Butler

Kicker
Morten Andersen

Punter
Darren Bennett

Kick Returner
Michael Bates

Punt returner
Deion Sanders

This All-Decade team has to be one of the better All-Decade teams. The running backs, receivers, guards, defensive ends, and corners are tough to match.

There really isn't much debate surrounding this team. Tony Boselli, Kevin Greene, the safeties, and the specialists that aren't Deion Sanders are the only players that aren't in the Hall of Fame. Boselli probably would be if he had played his career hadn't fallen off in the 2000s. He was terrific, Hall of Fame-terrific, from 1996-2000. Greene has been on the doorsteps of the Hall for years. It feels like his time is coming soon. There's a valid argument that Larry Allen should be one of the guards but how do you bump Randall McDaniel or Bruce Matthews. Personally, I'd put Allen on this team at the painful expense of Matthews. McDaniel and Allen are often my All-Time guards. I doubt that too many would complain if Warren Sapp or Ray Lewis found his way onto this team. Although both probably had their best years in the 2000s.

Darren Bennett and Morten Andersen were the Minnesota Vikings kicking tandem in 2004. Their best years were clearly behind them.