About Willie Anderson (offensive tackle)
Willie Aaron Anderson (born July 11, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and was selected by the Bengals 10th overall of the 1996 NFL draft. A four-time Pro Bowler and three-time first-team All-Pro selection, Anderson played his first 12 seasons with the Bengals. The 11 quarterback pressures Anderson allowed in 2006 were the fourth-fewest pressures allowed by an offensive tackle in a season between 2006 and 2019. He was the first right tackle to be named a first-team All-Pro in three straight seasons since Dan Dierdorf, Ron Yary, and Rayfield Wright all did it in the 1970s, and the first right tackle to be named to the Pro Bowl in four straight seasons since Jackie Slater; no right tackle has accomplished those feats since Anderson. In 2021, Willie Anderson was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. That following year, he became a member of the Ring of Honor induction class of 2022 for the Bengals, joining Paul Brown, Anthony Muñoz, Ken Anderson, and Ken Riley. Willie Anderson is the current host of the "Everything Big Willie Show" on YouTube where he tells his NFL Stories along with his guests. Recent guests include Eagles RT Lane Johnson, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Corey Dillon, Andrew Whitworth, Amarius Mims, and many more. He trains offensive linemen from high school to the NFL at the Willie Anderson Lineman Academy. Anderson was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round (10th overall) of the 1996 NFL draft. Anderson was a road-grading run blocker, helping Corey Dillon break two NFL rushing records: Jim Brown’s rookie single-game rushing record and Walter Payton’s single-game rushing record of 275 yards.
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