Andrew Whitworth excited to be back in 2021

[MadGoat]

If Whitworth would have played just a year or two in LA, I think he would have always felt like a Bengal whose career took a small detour. Now having at least four or five years with the Rams, with all he's accomplished, it seems like he's going to think back on both parts of his career pretty equally.

If he was a baseball player, he'd probably be sweating the cap decision for Cooperstown.

 

[BonifayRam]

NFL players who could regress in 2021
By Chris Mueller
NFL players who could regress in 2021 | Yardbarker

Father Time is undefeated in the NFL, though Tom Brady is currently attempting to change that. Other players aren't so lucky, and it's impossible to predict exactly when a given player might go from star to scrub. Sometimes declines are gradual, while in other cases, a player falls off a cliff and turns into a liability almost overnight. Let's take a look at some players who, either because of age or other factors, might be on the decline heading into the 2021 season.

Andrew Whitworth

Whitworth overcame a potentially career-threatening knee injury to return for the Rams in the playoffs, and despite the fact that he turned 39 late in the season, he remained one of the league's sturdiest tackles and a true physical marvel.

Whitworth has said he's ready for one more season, and given the way that his career has played out to this point, you'd have to give him the benefit of the doubt and assume that he's going to find a way to go out while playing at a high level.

Still, tackle is a demanding position, and he'll be 40 in December. It just seems unfathomable that there won't be some regression in the cards for Whitworth in 2021.