Four Chiefs named AP All-Pro, two named second team All-Pro

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First team: Pat, Trav, Stone Cold & Tommy T.

Second: Creed and Joe T.

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2022 NFL All-Pro first team includes four Chiefs, four 49ers
Posted by Mike Florio on January 13, 2023, 12:20 PM EST

The Associated Press has unveiled its 2022 All-Pro team.

The roster comes from votes cast by 50 media members. Expanded voting this year, with all voters selecting a first team and a second team.

The first team consists of four Chiefs and four 49ers, three Raiders, two Eagles, two Vikings, two Cowboys, and two Jets. The Dolphins, Browns, Ravens, Bills, Broncos, Steelers, Packers, Commanders, and Patriots each had one participant on the first team.

That’s 16 teams represented on the All-Pro roster. Omitted were the Bengals, Titans, Jaguars, Texans, Colts, Chargers, Giants, Lions, Bears, Panthers, Buccaneers, Saints, Falcons, Rams, Seahawks, and Cardinals.

Here’s the full first-team roster.

OFFENSE

Quarterback: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City.

Running Back: Josh Jacobs, Las Vegas.

Tight End: Travis Kelce, Kansas City.

Wide Receivers: Justin Jefferson, Minnesota; Tyreek Hill, Miami; Davante Adams, Las Vegas.

Left Tackle: Trent Williams, San Francisco.

Right Tackle: Lane Johnson, Philadelphia.

Left Guard: Joel Bitonio, Cleveland.

Right Guard: Zack Martin, Dallas.

Center: Jason Kelce, Philadelphia.

DEFENSE

Edge Rushers: Nick Bosa, San Francisco; Micah Parsons, Dallas.

Interior Linemen: Chris Jones, Kansas City; Quinnen Williams, New York Jets.

Linebackers: Fred Warner, San Francisco; Roquan Smith, Baltimore; Matt Milano, Buffalo.

Cornerbacks: Sauce Gardner, New York Jets; Patrick Surtain II, Denver.

Safeties: Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh; Talanoa Hufanga, San Francisco.

Placekicker: Daniel Carlson, Las Vegas.

Punter: Tommy Townsend, Kansas City.

Kick Returner: Keisean Nixon, Green Bay.

Punt Returner: Marcus Jones, New England.

Special Teamer: Jeremy Reaves, Washington.

Long Snapper: Andrew DePaola, Minnesota.

[Gary Cooper]

How did Townsend make the team?

The Chiefs were 3rd in the league with fewest punts. Typically, All-Pro punters come from crappy teams that punt frequently.

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Originally Posted by Gary Cooper

How did Townsend make the team?

The Chiefs were 3rd in the league with fewest punts. Typically, All-Pro punters come from crappy teams that punt frequently.

Because the only guy with a stronger argument and really high volume would've probably been Ryan Stonehouse.

And hey, I wouldn't have complained loudly if he got it. Dude averaged 53 yards/punt over ninety punts. So yeah, that kid has a friggen cannon of a leg. And a 44 yard net is nice as well.

But he only put 32 inside the 20 (about 1/3 of his punts) vs. 24 of 53 for Townsend. He also had 9 TBs and only generated 11 fair catches (Townsend got 16 on far fewer punts). So part of that distance came from simply drilling them flat and that's why his net was about a yard worse than Townsends. For all the distance he got, his hangtime was ass. He's kindof a one trick pony.

So when you have Townsend, who had a longer longest punt than Stonehouse had AND showed far better touch and accuracy with his kicking, you simply have a more versatile punter.