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(NFL)'s best

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. The award was established after the

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season, and first awarded to the

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at the 6th NFL Honors. The award has not been given since the 2018 season.

Background

In 2009, the NFL announced they would be honoring the league's best offensive line with the Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award. The award was named after

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and sponsored by Prilosec OTC. The award was discontinued after the 2012 season. In 2016, the Ford F-Series was named the NFL's official truck sponsor. After that, the NFL and Ford partnered together to begin awarding Offensive Line of the Week recognitions, with

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analyst and former

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selecting those lines. At the 6th NFL Honors, following the 2016 season, the

' offensive line was selected as the Offensive Line of the Year.

List

References

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