It’s one of the all-time best NFL traditions that’s back for yet another year: quarterbacks — and sometimes running backs do it too — give thanks to the big men who protect them or create holes for them to run through by purchasing gifts for their offensive line.
That means we’re bringing back a yearly For The Win tradition: ranking those gifts given to the O-line. In years past, vehicles — in 2016, it was UTVs that the Cowboys got and Polaris Rangers gifted to the Rams’ linemen in 2018 — won.
What better day than Christmas to look at the gifts handed out? Here are our 2019 rankings:
6. New York Giants
Eli Manning — who only made four starts this year — gave a classic gift: Yeti coolers.
Eli gave the offensive linemen Yeti Hopper M30 coolers for Christmas. Linemen could double dip with two starting QBs this season.
— Dan Duggan (@DDuggan21) December 20, 2019
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Big Green Egg and some money to buy steaks is good.
It was a Merry Christmas at the
@BuccaneersFacility today🎄@Jaboowins gave each of his Offensive Lineman a @BigGreenEgg
& @OmahaSteaks gift cards for Christmas.
@nflnetwork @BuccaneersComms@TBTimes_Sports @espn
@BigStoolBar #GoBucs #JameisWinston #TampaBay #Buccaneers pic.twitter.com/XI43OZVPcf— Nadia_leverette (@nadia_leverette) December 23, 2019
4. Buffalo Bills
Josh Allen got his solid line Traeger grills. Per the Buffalo News, they retail at a cool $1,200.
Santa @JoshAllenQB delivered for his offensive linemen this year. 🙌#BillsMafia | #GoBills pic.twitter.com/4QybJOSoyk
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 24, 2019
3. Green Bay Packers
Who doesn’t love a television? Thanks, Aaron Rodgers (who also got one for a newly-acquired player)!
Aaron Rodgers gave each of his offensive linemen a 65-inch @SamsungTV. That included new T John Leglue, who was poached from Saints’ practice squad on Saturday. There were other unopened boxes delivered as well.
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) December 24, 2019
2. Carolina Panthers
They’re up here thanks to both Kyle Allen and Christian McCaffrey. Allen got them Yeti coolers, and the stud running back gave electric scooters:
Christian McCaffrey gave all his linemen, running backs and tight ends Boosted scooters. Says they go 24 miles an hour. Last year green eggs.
— Joe Person (@josephperson) December 24, 2019
1. Baltimore Ravens
I don’t think you can beat getting a Rolex from Lamar Jackson:
.@Lj_era8 hooked his O-Line up 🥶
(via @megatronnie) pic.twitter.com/LSxx2pxfbt
— ESPN (@espn) December 24, 2019
Santa @Lj_era8 🎅
(Via @BSBoze) pic.twitter.com/z6Qw6nDpch
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) December 24, 2019
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