Tomlinson, Neal lead Phanatic All-Pro Team

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Philadelphia, PA (The Phanatic) - The entire San Diego backfield and shutdown Denver cornerback Champ Bailey were unanimous selections to The Phanatic's first NFL All-Pro team, as voted on by a panel of nine staff writers.

Opinions were varied on the defensive side of the ball other than San Diego linebacker Shawne Merriman and Bailey, who is widely known as the best cornerback in the game. Bailey may have had his best overall season in 2006, with career highs in tackles (86) and interceptions (10). He now has 39 interceptions in his distinguished eight-year career out of Georgia.

Tomlinson's season will become a gold standard for epic excellence in the future. He not only rushed for a career-high 1815 yards but set an NFL record with 31 touchdowns, 12 more than Kansas City running back Larry Johnson and 15 more than four other players including Pittsburgh's Willie Parker.

The Phanatic also gave Tomlinson's leading blocker his just due, unanimously naming Lorenzo Neal to the All-Pro team. Neal's stats are looked at relative to Tomlinson's success, and the powerful lead blocker has paved the way for the Hall of Famer over the past four seasons.

The following is the rest of The Phanatic's All-Pro Team, with other vote getters in parenthesses:
*--indicates unanimous selection

QB: Drew Brees, New Orleans (Peyton Manning, Indianapolis)
RB: *LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego (no other votes)
FB: *Lorenzo Neal, San Diego (no other votes)
WR: Marvin Harrison, Indianapolis
WR: Chad Johnson, Cincinnati (Javon Walker, Steve Smith, Donald Driver, Roy Williams)
TE: Antonio Gates (Chris Cooley, Tony Gonzalez, Alge Crumpler)
G: *Shawn Andrews, Philadelphia
G: Steve Hutchinson, Minnesota (Alan Faneca, Will Shields)
T: Walter Jones, Seattle
T: Willie Anderson, Cincinnati (Jammal Brown, Jonathan Ogden, Jon Runyan)
C: Olin Kreutz, Chicago (Jeff Saturday, Jamaal Jackson)

DE: Jason Taylor, Miami
DE: Aaron Kampman, Green Bay (Julius Peppers, Will Smith)
DT: Casey Hampton, Pittsburgh
DT: Jamal Williams, San Diego (Richard Seymour, Tommie Harris, Kevin Williams)
LB: *Shawne Merriman, San Diego
LB: Brian Urlacher, Chicago
LB: Adalius Thomas, Baltimore (Ray Lewis, London Fletcher, Lance Briggs, DeMeco Ryans, Jeremiah Trotter, Julian Peterson)
CB: *Champ Bailey, Denver
CB: Lito Sheppard, Philadelphia (Al Harris, Asante Samuel, Ronde Barber, DeAngelo Hall)
S: Brian Dawkins, Philadelphia
S: Ed Reed, Baltimore (Troy Polamalu, Adrian Wilson, Kerry Rhodes, Kevin Kaesviharn)

PK: Robbie Gould, Chicago (Nate Kaeding, David Akers)
P: Mat McBriar, Dallas (Brian Moorman, Shane Lechler)
KR: Justin Miller, New York Jets (Devin Hester)
PR: Devin Hester, Chicago (Adam "Pacman" Jones)