Bengals great Willie Anderson maintains belief Hall of Fame has 'bias' against right tackles

Willie Anderson was a four-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro enactment portion helium starred arsenic a Cincinnati Bengals violative lineman for 12 seasons.

Anderson has made it wide helium believes helium belongs successful the Pro Football Hall of Fame and wherefore helium thinks there’s a "bias" against close tackles.

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Cincinnati Bengals violative tackle Willie Anderson is congratulated by wide receiver manager Hue Jackson for their 38-31 triumph against the Steelers astatine Heinz Field successful Pittsburgh connected Dec. 4, 2005. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)

He explained to TMZ Sports earlier successful the week wherefore helium thinks protecting the unsighted broadside isn’t the lone happening important successful shot and wherefore this could beryllium the clip helium gets into Canton.

"Look astatine the guys astatine close tackle that we’ve faced connected the enactment of scrimmage. I deliberation the guys that I’ve faced and the occupation I’ve done… I deliberation there’s lone 1 oregon 2 close tackles successful the Hall of Fame. If it’s not 1 oregon two, it’s nether five," Anderson said. 

"I deliberation it’s been precise misrepresented, I think, due to the fact that radical get the incorrect (perception) astir (it) due to the fact that scouts person said, ‘Left tackle, near tackle,’ but erstwhile you play the crippled of shot you recognize some tackles are important…. I inactive deliberation determination has been a bias toward close tackles."

The Cincinnati Bengals' T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Willie Anderson speech connected the sideline during the Bears crippled astatine Soldier Field successful Chicago, Sept. 25, 2005. (The Enquirer/Jeff Swinger)

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Anderson theorized successful July successful an interrogation connected "Up & Adams" that "The Blind Side" movie was keeping him from the Hall of Fame.

He told TMZ Sports helium lone utilized that arsenic an illustration due to the fact that near tackles were being portrayed successful the crippled astatine the time.

Cincinnati Bengals' Willie Anderson participates successful grooming campy successful Georgetown, Kentucky, connected Aug. 5, 2003. (Jeff Swinger/Cincinnati Enquirer)

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"The Blind Side" was a publication by Michael Lewis, which was aboriginal turned into a film. Sandra Bullock earned an Oscar for her relation arsenic Leigh Anne Tuohy. The movie and publication absorption connected Michael Oher’s upbringing.

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