The 2016 All-Pro teams were named by the Associated Press (AP), Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA), and Sporting News (SN) for performance in the 2016 NFL season.
While none of the All-Pro teams have the official imprimatur of the NFL (whose official recognition is nomination to the 2017 Pro Bowl[a]), they are included in the NFL Record and Fact Book and also part of the language of the 2011 NFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement.
The AP team, with first-team and second-team selections, was chosen by a national panel of fifty NFL writers and broadcasters.
[3][4] The Sporting News All-NFL team is voted on by NFL players and executives and will be released at a later date.
[6] PFWA and SN did not separate the tackles and guards into more specific positions as the AP did.