Three Bears earn 2025 AP All-Pro honors, including one long-overdue correction after a surprising Pro Bowl snub
The Chicago Bears had some well-deserving standout players during the 2025 season.
The Chicago Bears had a season to remember after posting an 11-6 record during the regular season, and that season will continue later today when the Bears host the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the NFC Playoffs.
Few people expected this kind of success in the first season under head coach Ben Johnson, but it’s been a welcome surprise to the city of Chicago finally having a winning team to root for.
Within that strong season, the Bears had multiple players earn league-wide recognition with three Pro Bowl selections and on Saturday, the team also earned three AP All-Pro honors as well. Let’s breakdown the selections and who was left off.
Bears 2025 AP All-Pro Selections
S Kevin Byard: First-Team All-Pro Selection
For the third time in his 10-year career, Byard was selected to the Pro Bowl while also earning first-team All-Pro honors. Byard turned back the clock this season, leading the NFL with seven interceptions at the age of 32, showing he still has some high level play in the tank.
“As consistent as they come,” Byard said of his own play. “It’s something that I’ve been doing my entire career from college to NFL. [I’m] just super proud about that. Anytime you can lead the league in any type of statistical category, especially when you talk about taking the ball away at the safety position, is something that I’m just super proud about.”
LG Joe Thuney: First-Team All-Pro Selection
Just like Byard, left guard Joe Thuney was named to both the Pro Bowl roster and the first-team All-Pro list this season. It’s the third consecutive year Thuney has accomplished both of those feats, proving to be a master of consistency. He’s also the first Bears interior offensive lineman to earn first-team All-Pro honors since Jay Hilgenberg did it in back-to-back seasons in 1988-1989.
“This is a guy that has won,” Bears offensive coordinator Declan Doyle said. “There’s been one season that he’s been in the league that he hasn’t won his division. It’s a guy that’s been in multiple successful organizations that knows what winning looks like. He’s very open to sharing that with his teammates, and the guys are open ears when they have a guy like that with pelts on the wall.”
RT Darnell Wright: Second-Team All-Pro Selection
After being snubbed from the Pro Bowl roster, right tackle Darnell Wright finally got the love he’s deserved with a second-team All-Pro selection. Wright played the majority of the season with a torn UCL in his elbow and battled through a flu game all while allowing 19 pressures and three sacks.
“You knew what the talent was going to be,” Bears head coach Ben Johnson said. “I saw it coming out of Tennessee. I loved the player coming out of Tennessee, myself. You just wondered, ‘Hey, is he going to be able to put it all together?’ I feel like (offensive line) coach (Dan) Roushar and (assistant offensive line coach) Kyle DeVan and those guys have done a really good job helping him out.”
Potential snubs from the 2025 All-Pro team
C Drew Dalman
It’s a shame Dalman wasn’t selected to the All-Pro, either as a first-team or a season-team selection. Dalman had a standout season at the center position, earning a starting role on the Pro Bowl roster. However, he was passed up for two AFC centers in Kansas City Chiefs center Creed Humphrey (first-team) and Miami Dolphins center Aaron Brewer (second-team).
“He wears a lot of hats in terms of what we ask him to do,” Johnson said. “He’s so smart. There’s really not a whole lot we get stumped by. It’s rare that we’ve gone into our postgame film review and we feel like we’re miss targeted. He takes a lot of pride in that he understands his role to play.”
CB Nahshon Wright
Personally, I can see where the league is coming from not selecting Wright to the Pro Bowl nor the All-Pro teams, but still, those inside the building still hate to see this. Wright had a unexpected year with the Bears and lived up to the opportunity after being thrusted into the starting role. He led the entire league in takeaways and was tied for second in the league with five interceptions.
“He’s had a great year,” Byard said of Wright. “Obviously, he’s disappointed but at the end of the day, we have bigger and better things that we can still accomplish. That’s what we’re focused on.”
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