The Built Ford Tough Offensive Line of the Year was an award given annually in honor of the National Football League (NFL)'s best offensive line.
In 2009, the NFL announced they would be honoring the league's best offensive line with the Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award.
[1] The award was named after John Madden and sponsored by Prilosec OTC.
In 2016, the Ford F-Series was named the NFL's official truck sponsor.
[3] After that, the NFL and Ford partnered together to begin awarding Offensive Line of the Week recognitions, with NFL Network analyst and former Pro Bowl center Shaun O'Hara selecting those lines.