Chiefs linebackers Derrick Johnson and Tamba Hali were each awarded NFL All-Pro honors by the Associated Press Friday afternoon.

Johnson was selected to the AP All-Pro Team for the first time of his career, earning first-team honors alongside San Francisco inside linebackers Patrick Willis and NaVorro Bowman. Hali appeared as a second-team selection at outside linebacker.

Both players were 16-game starters for the Chiefs during the 2011 season. Johnson set a new franchise single-season tackle record with 179 tackles and played in nearly every defensive snap. Hali posted a career-high 83 tackles and led the team in sacks (12.0) for the fifth time in his six NFL seasons.

Johnson and Hali finished first and second in a vote of their teammates for the Derrick Thomas MVP Award and are both heading to Hawaii later this month for the Pro Bowl. Thomas was the last Chiefs linebacker to earn AP All-Pro honors (second-team in 1996).

— Chiefs Media Relations —