The NFC title game features the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. This game features a pair of former LSU Tigers and both will be wearing blue and gold.
Andrew Whitworth could be suiting up for the final time in his NFL career when they face off with the Niners for the third time this year.
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He’s one of the game’s best bodyguards, allowing just one sack in 2021, and has a shot to wind up in Canton. Whitworth is also 40, has taken a pounding – the knee injury he suffered in the wild-card win shelved him in the divisional round – and is in a year-to-year mode. Whitworth is due to make about $14 million in 2022, however the Rams can save that money by moving on – and might need to given starting C Brian Allen, RG Austin Corbett and OL Joseph Noteboom, who played capably in Whitworth’s stead last Sunday in Tampa, all need new contracts in 2022.
Whitworth is one of those players who wouldn’t surprise me to see him return for another year or to hang it up. Not many players play north of age 40 in the NFL. Especially at a position as physically demanding as a left tackle. The former BCS national champion has never won a Super Bowl. The Rams made it in 2018 but fell short against the New England Patriots. If they were able to win it this year, that might be another reason for Whitworth to move on after the season. We will see how it all shakes out against their NFC rivals on Sunday.
Finally, the flashy wide receiver