Former Cincinnati Bengals right tackle Willie Anderson was among the most dominate players at his positions from the 1990s to the 2000s. But despite being a cornerstone right tackle or over a decade, Canton, Ohio still hasn’t knocked on his door and Anderson believes a hit movie might be to blame.
Appearing on Kay Adams’ Up and Adams show, Anderson blamed the 2008 hit film ‘The Blind Side’ as the reason he’s not been selected to the Hall of Fame. He explained that the movie overplayed the importance of the left tackle position to the point that the right tackle position is seen as inferior.
“The media had a bias because they just didn’t understand the importance of the guys we blocked over there [on the right side] were some of the best rushers of all-time,” Anderson said on the show. “The whole Blind Side thing got taken out because of the movie and the right side guys got pushed away.”
The Blind Side movie is the story of offensive lineman Michael Oher and how he went form being homeless to being adopted by the football-loving Tuohy family and eventually made it to the NFL as a first round by the Baltimore Ravens.
Anderson doubled down on his take on Twitter/X, by stating that the media never disputed the message of the movie when it came out and only has recently starting giving right tackles more respect.
Anderson made four Pro Bowls and had four All-Pro selections during his 13-year NFL career.
