Tampa Bay Buccaneers LT Tristan Wirfs now one of one after receiving the highest honor in football
Tristan Wirfs has established himself as arguably the best offensive linemen in all of football. That argument was strengthened even further on Friday. Wirfs was named by the Associated Press as a first-team All-Pro at left tackle. As the release notes, Wirfs is now the first player in NFL history to earn AP first-team All-Pro […]
Tristan Wirfs has established himself as arguably the best offensive linemen in all of football. That argument was strengthened even further on Friday.
Wirfs was named by the Associated Press as a first-team All-Pro at left tackle.
As the release notes, Wirfs is now the first player in NFL history to earn AP first-team All-Pro honors as both a left and a right tackle.
Wirfs started off his career as a right tackle after being drafted with the 13th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. He was the fourth tackle taken at that point. It goes without saying the Bucs got the best one of the group. That was evidenced quickly when Wirfs held down the right side on the way to a Super Bowl championship his first year. His second year? He earned AP first-team All-Pro honors at right tackle.
However, after Brady retired and left tackle Donovan Smith hit free agency after the 2022 season, Wirfs was asked to make the shift over to the left side. That's not an easy move, as everything is basically done backwards when you switch sides. However, by the time the Bucs were back in the playoffs and making a run, Wirfs looked like it was his natural position from the start.
Now, Wirfs is one of one when it comes to the highest honor in football, something future Hall of Fame candidacies are measured in significant degree by. And there's no one – at least thus far – who can boast what Wirfs now does.
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