This season there will be a new postseason award handed out to the NFL’s offensive lineman of the year. It’s got a flashier name in “Protector of the Year”, but now there’s finally a real honor to be bestowed on the league’s best player at the most underrated position.
With the season inching closer and closer, NFL.com’s Nick Shook recently took to ranking his top 10 offensive linemen he believes have the best chance of taking home the award in its inaugural year. He’s the thing: Slater was not amongst his top....
And so you might be thinking, “HUH?