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Yesterday, Pro Football Weekly released their 2011 All-NFL teams. As a member of the Pro Football Writers of America, I voted on the individual awards and the All-Conference and All-Rookie team. Here are the players I cast my ballot for.
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Individual Awards
Overall MVP- Aaron Rodgers
Offensive MVP- Aaron Rodgers
Defensive MVP- Justin Smith
Coach of the Year- Jim Harbaugh
Comeback Player of the Year- Matt Stafford
Overall Rookie of the Year- Cam Newton
Offensive Rookie of the Year- Cam Newton
Defensive Rookie of the Year- Aldon Smith
Most Improved Player of the Year- Victor Cruz
Executive of the Year- Trent Baalke, San Francisco 49ers
Assistant Coach of the Year- Wade Phillips, Houston Texans
All-NFL Team- Offense
Quarterback- Aaron Rodgers
Running backs- Maurice Jones-Drew, Ray Rice
Wide receivers- Wes Welker, Calvin Johnson
Tight end- Rob Gronkowski
Offensive guards- Carl Nicks, Wade Smith
Center- Maurkice Pouncey
Offensive tackles- Jason Peters, Duane Brown
All-NFL Team- Defense
Defensive ends- Justin Smith, Jason Pierre-Paul
Defensive tackles- Vince Wilfork, Sione Pouha
Linebackers- DeMarcus Ware, Terrell Suggs, Brian Cushing
Cornerbacks- Champ Bailey, Darrelle Revis
Safeties- Eric Weddle, Dashon Goldson
Kicker- Sebastian Janikowski
Punter- Shane Lechler
Kickoff returner- Antonio Brown
Punt returner- Patrick Peterson
Special teams specialist- Kassim Osgood
All-Rookie Team Offense
Quarterback- Cam Newton
Running backs- DeMarco Murray, Roy Helu
Wide receivers- A.J. Green, Julio Jones
Tight end- Lance Kendricks
Center- Mike Pouncey
Offensive guards- Danny Watkins, John Moffitt
Offensive tackles- Tyron Smith, James Carpenter
All-Rookie Team Defense
Defensive line- Aldon Smith, J.J. Watt, Marcel Dareus, Adrian Clayborn
Linebackers- Von Miller, Ryan Kerrigan, K.J. Wright
Cornerbacks- Patrick Peterson, Richard Sherman
Safeties- Chris Harris, Rahim Moore
Kicker- Alex Henery
Punter- Matt Bosher
Kickoff returner- Randall Cobb
Punt returner- Patrick Peterson
Special teams specialist- Akeem Dent
AFC All-Conference Team- Offense
Quarterback- Tom Brady
Running backs- Maurice Jones-Drew, Ray Rice
Wide receivers- Wes Welker, Mike Wallace
Tight end- Rob Gronkowski
Center- Maurkice Pouncey
Offensive guards- Wade Smith, Chris Kuper
Offensive tackles- Duane Brown, Jared Veldheer
AFC All-Conference Team- Defense
Defensive ends- J.J. Watt, Jeremy Mincey
Defensive tackles- Sione Pouha, Vince Wilfork
Linebackers- Von Miller, Terrell Suggs, Brian Cushing
Cornerbacks- Champ Bailey, Darrelle Revis
Safeties- Eric Weddle, Jairus Byrd
Kicker- Sebastian Janikowski
Punter- Shane Lechler
Kickoff returner- Joe McKnight
Punt returner- Antonio Brown
Special teams specialist- Kassim Osgood
Charlie Bernstein is the NFL Insider for ESPNFlorida.com and ESPN 1080 and 1040 in Orlando/Tampa and Editor-in-Chief of Sports Media Interactive, covering the National Football League, NCAA, and National Basketball Association. Charlie covers the Jacksonville Jaguars for FoxSports and has been featured on the NFL Network and Sirius NFL Radio. Charlie is also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. You can follow Charlie on Twitter @nflcharlie
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