The NFL is debuting a new award for the league's best offensive lineman in 2025. Known as the Protector of the Year Award, the honor will be decided upon by a panel that includes a number of former standout NFL linemen.

NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent on Wednesday announced that the league will for the first time implement an award honoring the best offensive lineman, called the 'Protector of the Year' Award, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

The NFL has a lot of yearly awards, but none were for the offensive line. That’s now changed. The NFL will introduce the Protector of the Year Award, given to the league’s best offensive lineman, executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent announced Wednesday,

There’s a new award coming to the NFL. NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent announced at the league meetings on Wednesday that the league will introduce the Protector of the Year Award this year.

The NFL on Wednesday announced a new end-of-year annual honor that will be awarded to the league's best offensive lineman, called Protector of the Year.

After the NFL announced a new Protector of the Year award for offensive linemen, Los Angeles Rams president Kevin Demoff posted on X that Whitworth played a big role in pushing for offensive linemen to be recognized.

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