New NFL Award, Thanks to Dion Dawkins. Protector of the Year.

[Draconator]

 

[Ray Stonada]

A cool idea by the Schnowman, OLs deserve an award

[GASabresIUFan]

Protector of the Year sponsored by Trojan

Edited Thursday at 02:56 AM by GASabresIUFan

[Draconator]

 

[MJS]

Cool and long overdo. Dion will want to be the first one to win it, so he is going to be playing with his hair on fire this year.

[transplantbillsfan]

Way to go Dion!

[BillsShredder83]

41 minutes ago, Ray Stonada said:

A cool idea by the Schnowman, OLs deserve an award

Absolutely awesome.  Criminal that they've ignored the most important position group up until this point IMO.

 

My gripe? Lameeeee name. Makes it sound like a pass blocking only award, when it should highlight the best all around dude between run/pass blocking. 

[First Round Bust]

ihould be named after a long-time HOF lineman...John Hannah...Ron Yary...Mick Tingelhoff...and then add...Blocker of the Year Award....sponsored by...Preparation-H or Gas-X...

[Mr. WEO]

they couldn't just give orange slices after each game?

[zow2]

Cool, they should name the trophy after Dion based on all the politicing he’s done the last few years about having an O lineman award.

[BuffaloBillyG]

Watch them use Dion's idea to troll the Bills. Name it the Jason Peters award. Give it to Wyatt Teller the first year. 

[Big Blitz]

While we’re on the subject of best OT in the game (I bet this award goes to an OT as often as QB wins MVP maybe I’m wrong) but it is downright criminal that Dawkins hasn’t made an all pro team. 
 

He’s one of the 3 best OTs in the game.  Underrated and disrespected.  
 

Yahoo sports referring to him as a Guard:

 

….Vincent credited Buffalo Bills Pro Bowl guard Dion Dawkins and retired Los Angeles Rams All-Pro tackle Andrew Whitworth for helping facilitate the award. 

 

 

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Buffalo Bills guard Dion Dawkins, 73, was instrumental in the creation of the Protector of the Year award, according to NFL executive Troy Vincent. (Bryan Bennett/Getty Images)

 (Bryan Bennett via Getty Images)
 

 

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/breaking-news/article/nfl-to-honor-leagues-best-offensive-lineman-with-protector-of-the-year-award-201237632.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAD3yK3HxfDkItmsr71tdKrG9rhN-7LUAHfuTC479MIHdRTcn1PNBWy6JJsek1UdQDkEDwQn-f8GbmxGZlyNy9avyaWeuOkdUvvfzgu7NYKUpQ3BhnTotgBANwDAzroaaISnaayHxtGvVnWZrmbwVZVDobuhic0vqeCDPc55Otkad

 

[Wacka]

21 hours ago, First Round Bust said:

ihould be named after a long-time HOF lineman...John Hannah...Ron Yary...Mick Tingelhoff...and then add...Blocker of the Year Award....sponsored by...Preparation-H or Gas-X...

No, Immodium.

[Gunsgoodtime]

Actually pretty good idea.  Good job Dion offensive lineman deserve more respect. 

[Doc Brown]

2 hours ago, Big Blitz said:

While we’re on the subject of best OT in the game (I bet this award goes to an OT as often as QB wins MVP maybe I’m wrong) but it is downright criminal that Dawkins hasn’t made an all pro team. 
 

He’s one of the 3 best OTs in the game.  Underrated and disrespected.  
 

Yahoo sports referring to him as a Guard:

 

….Vincent credited Buffalo Bills Pro Bowl guard Dion Dawkins and retired Los Angeles Rams All-Pro tackle Andrew Whitworth for helping facilitate the award. 

 

 

*image*
 

Buffalo Bills guard Dion Dawkins, 73, was instrumental in the creation of the Protector of the Year award, according to NFL executive Troy Vincent. (Bryan Bennett/Getty Images)

 (Bryan Bennett via Getty Images)
 

 

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/breaking-news/article/nfl-to-honor-leagues-best-offensive-lineman-with-protector-of-the-year-award-201237632.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAD3yK3HxfDkItmsr71tdKrG9rhN-7LUAHfuTC479MIHdRTcn1PNBWy6JJsek1UdQDkEDwQn-f8GbmxGZlyNy9avyaWeuOkdUvvfzgu7NYKUpQ3BhnTotgBANwDAzroaaISnaayHxtGvVnWZrmbwVZVDobuhic0vqeCDPc55Otkad

 

Love Dion but it's hard to see him making an All Pro team with Penel Sewell, Lane Johnson, Tristin Wirfs, Jordan Mailata, and Rashawn Slater in this league.  Definitely deserves a pro bowl nod though.

[BearNorth]

On 5/21/2025 at 5:09 PM, First Round Bust said:

ihould be named after a long-time HOF lineman...John Hannah...Ron Yary...Mick Tingelhoff...and then add...Blocker of the Year Award....sponsored by...Preparation-H or Gas-X...

I imagine the NFLPA already has suggested this be named the Gene Upshaw award, Hall of Famer, 3 rings.

[Buffalo Junction]

15 hours ago, BearNorth said:

I imagine the NFLPA already has suggested this be named the Gene Upshaw award, Hall of Famer, 3 rings.

Or Anthony Munoz

[BearNorth]

16 hours ago, Buffalo Junction said:

Or Anthony Munoz

Yes but Upshaw ran the NFLPA for a quarter century and made a LOT of football players wealthy men

[Buffalo716]

On 5/22/2025 at 3:52 PM, Doc Brown said:

Love Dion but it's hard to see him making an All Pro team with Penel Sewell, Lane Johnson, Tristin Wirfs, Jordan Mailata, and Rashawn Slater in this league.  Definitely deserves a pro bowl nod though.

Some of those names are right tackles and Dion Dawkins has 7 years of consistency and he's getting better 

 

He's a tremendous left tackle who deserves more credit

[Doc Brown]

28 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

Some of those names are right tackles and Dion Dawkins has 7 years of consistency and he's getting better 

 

He's a tremendous left tackle who deserves more credit

I think Trent Williams, Tristan Wirfs, Jordan Mailata, Lane Johnson, Laremy Tunsil, Christian Darrisaw, and Rashawn Slater are better left tackles than Dawkins if we're going to just keep it on the left side.  I think making the pro bowl four years in a row is getting enough credit.  I don't think he's ever been close to being a top two left tackle in the league though when it comes to All Pro voting.