variants or less commonly all-pro
US
: chosen as one of the best players within a league
used chiefly in the National Football League
an All-Pro wide receiver
All-Pro noun
or less commonly all-pro

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Eric Allen spent seven years with the Philadelphia Eagles, three with the New Orleans Saints and four with the Oakland Raiders, garnering six Pro Bowl selections and one first-team All-Pro nod. Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025 Like current Chiefs All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce, who Sunday will play in his fifth Super Bowl, Gates had a feel for how to recognize and defeat man or zone defenses. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025 The Buffalo Bills will be losing one of their star players, as All-Pro safety Micah Hyde has announced his surprising retirement from the NFL after 12 seasons. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 Owens played 15 seasons in the NFL amassing 153 career receiving touchdowns, six Pro Bowls and five All-Pro selections. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for All-Pro 

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of All-Pro was in 1922

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“All-Pro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/All-Pro. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.

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