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OFFENSEDE: #90 JULIUS PEPPERS Panthers Sure he had 11 sacks, but the cat-quick prowler also returned one interception 97 yards and another 46 for a TD. With Peppers on the field, who needs D-backs? DE: #97 PATRICK KERNEY Falcons This destructosaurus notched 13 sacks last year. Says coach Jim Mora: “He just goes and goes. He’s relentless.” DT: #99 MARCUS STROUD Jaguars He’s no stat hound, but this dreadlocked 312-pound ball of muscle and meanness plugs more nasty holes than Colin Farrell. DT: #93 KEVIN WILLIAMS Vikings Meet the new Sapp: 22.5 sacks in two years, plus a 77-yard fumble-return TD. Best of all, he doesn’t flap his trap. Yet. LB: #51 JONATHAN VILMA Jets “I don’t trash-talk in other languages,” says the scrappy, cerebral AP Defensive Rookie of the Year, who speaks four of them. “I want you to understand me when I insult you.” LB: #59 DONNIE EDWARDS Chargers Despite 151 tackles and five picks, Edwards missed the Pro Bowl. That means a killer chip on his shoulder in ’05. LB: #51 TAKEO SPIKES Bills His name means “great warrior” in Japanese, and it fits the bone-crushing team leader: “Last year it took two guys to help Reggie Williams off the field when I hit him.” CB: #80 TROY BROWN Patriots Injuries forced the then 33-year-old WR to play D last year. All he did was rack up three interceptions and a Super Bowl ring while also catching passes and returning kicks. Sick. CB: #26 LITO SHEPPARD Eagles Lito made five picks last year, taking two back for TDs. And lest you think all CBs are pussies, he played through a broken thumb, too. S: #31 ROY WILLIAMS Cowboys This off-season the NFL instituted the “Roy Williams rule,” banning horse-collar tackles, after the brutal safety injured four players by dragging them down from behind. ’Nuff said. S: #20 ED REED Ravens The AP Defensive Player of the Year led the NFL with nine picks, returning one for a record 106-yard TD…admittedly, against Cleveland. K: #24 TERRENCE MCGEE Bills Sorry, Dante. This 5'9" locomotive had 1,370 return yards and three TDs, including a 104-yarder. He’s also one hell of a cornerback. QB: #11 DAUNTE CULPEPPER Vikings This 6'4", 264-pound bazooka rolled up 5,000-plus yards of O last year and says he’d whip Ray Lewis in a fight: “I ain’t going to say nobody’s going to beat me up.” RB: #21 LADAINIAN TOMLINSON Chargers LT’s scored 60 TDs in four years, and gotten the Bolts to the playoffs. Says Bears LB Brian Urlacher: “He’s unbelievable.” FB: #30 CORY SCHLESINGER Lions In 10 NFL seasons, this bruising 247-pounder has busted over 200 face masks: “I just like hitting people. It’s fun.” WR: #87 REGGIE WAYNE Colts Last year he blew up for over 1,200 yards and 12 TDs. He also had the stones to shove know-it-all MVP Peyton Manning on the sidelines. WR: #84 JAVON WALKER Packers He made DBs wet their jocks with 89 catches for 1,382 yards and 12 TDs in ’04: “I consider myself one of the best.” Care to disagree? TE: #88 TONY GONZALEZ Chiefs Let’s see…a TE-record 102 grabs last year, six straight Pro Bowls, the most catches in Chiefs history, and a rep as possibly the best ever at his position. We’ve got Canton on line one. C: #68 KEVIN MAWAE Jets He could have sat out after breaking his right hand last year, but, no, Mawae simply taught himself to snap with his left, then was chided by refs for using his cast like a club. Tough. OT: #71 WALTER JONES Seahawks At just 31, the best pass blocker in the game has already made five Pro Bowls. And to ensure his name lives on, he’s named his twin kids Walterius and Waleria. OT: #76 ORLANDO PACE Rams This off-season the Rams signed the pancake-block king to a seven-year, $52.8-million deal that ranks him among the highest-paid linemen in the league. Worth every penny. G: #66 ALAN FANECA Steelers Faneca single-handedly makes Pittsburgh’s O line respectable thanks to a killer instinct: “I will hunt you down.” Even more impressive, he’s done it with epilepsy. G: #54 BRIAN WATERS Chiefs Waters wasn’t drafted, but he’s clawed his way up from practice squad to a spot on one of the league’s fiercest offensive lines—and his first Pro Bowl invitation last season. K: #4 ADAM VINATIERI Patriots The NFL’s clutchest kicker also hucked a sneaky TD pass against the Rams last year. Take that, Martz!
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