Built Ford Tough Offensive Line of the Year

The Built Ford Tough Offensive Line of the Year was an award given annually in honor of the National Football League (NFL)'s best offensive line. The award was established after the 2016 season, and first awarded to the Dallas Cowboys at the 6th NFL Honors. The award has not been given since the 2018 season.

Built Ford Tough Offensive Line of the Year
Awarded for	Awarded annually to the best offensive line.
Country	United States
Presented by	National Football League
First award	2016
Currently held by	Los Angeles Rams

Background

In 2009, the NFL announced they would be honoring the league's best offensive line with the Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award.^[1] The award was named after John Madden and sponsored by Prilosec OTC.^[2] The award was discontinued after the 2012 season.

In 2016, the Ford F-Series was named the NFL's official truck sponsor.^[3] After that, the NFL and Ford partnered together to begin awarding Offensive Line of the Week recognitions, with NFL Network analyst and former Pro Bowl center Shaun O'Hara selecting those lines.^[3] At the 6th NFL Honors, following the 2016 season, the Dallas Cowboys' offensive line was selected as the Offensive Line of the Year.^[4]

List

Season	Team	Guards	Tackles	Center	Ref.
2016	Dallas Cowboys	Ronald Leary (left guard) Zack Martin (right guard)	Tyron Smith (left tackle) Doug Free (right tackle)	Travis Frederick	[5]
2017	Philadelphia Eagles	Stefen Wisniewski (left guard) Brandon Brooks (right guard)	Halapoulivaati Vaitai (left tackle) Lane Johnson (right tackle)	Jason Kelce	[6]
2018	Los Angeles Rams	Rodger Saffold (left guard) Austin Blythe (right guard)	Andrew Whitworth (left tackle) Rob Havenstein (right tackle)	John Sullivan	[7]