NEW YORK – Calvin Johnson took one look at the voting and smiled broadly.
“That’s sweet,” he said, as he studied The Associated Press 2011 NFL All-Pro Team. “That’s one of the best honors you can have other than being a Super Bowl champion. To be an All-Pro is a tremendous honor.”
Johnson and Vikings defensive end Jared Allen were the leading vote getters, each just one vote shy of being a unanimous pick.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers made the team for the first time, easily beating Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints, 47 1/2 to 2 1/2. Rodgers led Green Bay to a league-best 15-1 record this season, after taking the Packers to the Super Bowl title last February.
“I am a competitor,” Rodgers said. “I care desperately about winning and doing everything I can to contribute. But personally, speaking for my own self, you learn exactly what you need to do to be able to balance the pressure from the outside with the pressure from within, that you put on yourself to be successful. Last year’s run is really going to help all of us and our preparation through the week.”
Johnson and Allen received 49 votes Friday from a nationwide panel of
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