PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Barry Sanders Is Unanimous All-Pro Pick

Barry Sanders became the first player since 1987 to make the Associated Press All-Pro team as a unanimous selection, while Steve Young barely missed that distinction.

Sanders made a sweep of the voting by a nationwide panel of 98 sportswriters and broadcasters. The Detroit Lion running back, who led the NFL with 1,883 yards rushing and scored eight touchdowns, was the first unanimous selection since Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers in 1987.

Young got 96 votes at quarterback, with Miami’s Dan Marino the choice of the other two voters. The 49ers’ Young, having his best season, led the league in passing for the fourth consecutive season.

Joining Sanders in the backfield was Dallas’ Emmitt Smith, who led the league with 22 touchdowns, tied for third in league history. Smith, the 1993 league MVP, received 93 votes.

Three Raiders made the second team: cornerback Terry McDaniel, defensive tackle Chester McGlockton and offensive guard Steve Wisniewski.

Rice made the team for the eighth time since 1986. Like Young, he had his most prolific season and collected 94 votes. That was six more than the next receiver, Cris Carter of Minnesota, who set an NFL record for receptions this season.

Another record-setter, Ben Coates of New England, was the tight end, getting 88 votes. Coates established a single-season mark for catches by a tight end with 96.

Another Sanders was the leading vote-getter on defense, 49er cornerback Deion Sanders receiving 86 votes.

Pittsburgh’s Rod Woodson, the 1993 defensive player of the year, was the other cornerback, one of four Steelers on the squad. Another Woodson, Dallas safety Darren, was selected, along with Cleveland’s Eric Turner from UCLA at the other safety.

Former Ram linebacker Kevin Greene, now a Steeler, made the team for the first time.

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Tom Flores’ future as coach and general manager of the Seattle Seahawks will be decided this week when he meets with majority owner Ken Behring.

Flores, 57, refused on Monday to speculate on what Behring might do. Based on Behring’s public comments about the Seahawks’ 6-10 record and a meeting the owner had this month with Bill Walsh, the Seattle media are indicating Flores is finished.

“Yeah, it probably is,” Flores replied when asked if his job was in jeopardy. In three seasons, Flores is 14-34.

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The Cincinnati Bengals fired special teams coach Marv Braden but indicated there would be no other substantive changes in a team that finished 3-13 for the third time in four seasons.