During 10 NFL seasons, offensive lineman John Sullivan blocked for 2012 NFL MVP Adrian Peterson and 2017 Offensive Player of the Year Todd Gurley.
Sullivan has the utmost respect for both running backs. Although he played alongside Peterson longer and witnessed his miraculous return from an ACL tear, that doesn’t diminish Sullivan’s thoughts about the type of player Gurley was and still is.
“He’s one of if not the best skill-position player I’ve ever played with in my career," said Sullivan, a Rams teammate of Gurley’s during the 2017 and 2018 seasons. “He’s a different running back than Adrian was -- but on that same level.