The NFL 1980s All-Decade Team was chosen by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Jerry Rice, Anthony Muñoz, and Lawrence Taylor were the only unanimous choices, being named on all 26 ballots.
The safety position was very close as Joey Browner made all decade second team as he came in with 22 votes.
Hall of Fame coach John Madden scoffed at the idea that Browner wasn't a member of the first team, Stating “I don’t know how anyone in that room says Joey Browner isn’t the best safety in football!” The overwhelming majority of NFL fans would likely argue that Ronnie Lott was the best Safety in the league during the 80's; likely due to the San Francisco 49ers dominance during the 80's, having won 4 Super Bowls.
Walter Payton, John Hannah, Mike Webster, Ted Hendricks, Jack Lambert, Billy Johnson, Rick Upchurch, and Chuck Noll had been previously named to the 1970s All-Decade Team.