Acing the king of the tackles
"He does it all so effortlessly"
Before the 2006 season, Seattle Seahawks left tackle Walter Jones was named the best player in the NFL in a survey published in The Sporting News.
Not the best left tackle.
Not the best lineman.
The best player.
In 2004 he did not allow a single sack.
The Seahawks thought so much of him that they placed the franchise tag on him in 2002. And in 2003. And in 2004.
Finally, after paying $18 million in those guaranteed years, they signed him to a long-term contract worth $52.5 million, $17 million of it guaranteed. Read more