Detroit Lions' offensive tackle Penei Sewell had just about everything thrown at him in his rookie season. Sewell had sat out his final year at Oregon due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving him to train and prepare for the NFL for a full year before landing on a team. When he eventually arrived in Detroit, the Lions opted to move him to right tackle—where he hadn’t played since his high school days.
“It is not that easy,” Sewell said last May. “Everybody thinks it is, but, man, it’s a whole different feel. Again, it’s like I’m right handed.