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Washington Commanders offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil. <\/p>\n
The Washington Commanders<\/a> may have had the NFL\u2019s best offensive tackle in 2025 with Laremy Tunsil<\/a>.<\/p>\n The problem was that, for as good as Tunsil was last season, there were few chances for him to play meaningful football in a year in which the Commanders entered as Super Bowl contenders but stumbled to a 5-12 finish.<\/p>\n That did little to hurt Tunsil\u2019s value in the eyes of his team or his peers as he landed at No. 5 on ESPN\u2019s annual preseason position rankings<\/a> as voted on by league executives, coaches, and scouts, with 1 NFC executive calling Tunsil\u2019s style of play \u201cbulletproof.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe Commanders\u2019 offense had a tough year on the field, but one bright spot was Tunsil, acquired last offseason via trade from Houston,\u201d ESPN\u2019s Jeremy Fowler wrote on July 11. \u201cTunsil gave up four sacks in 393 pass-blocking opportunities last season en route to a 91.5% pass block win rate. And to his credit, Tunsil was called for only five penalties after 17 the previous season. Yet, some voters believe consistency is an issue.\u201d<\/p>\n The Commanders have been facing a stark reality when it comes to ESPN\u2019s annual position rankings, where offensive tackles were the 6th position group announced, with Tunsil the 1st player on the roster to make any of the Top 10 rankings.<\/p>\n With interior offensive linemen, quarterbacks, off-ball linebackers, wide receivers, and safeties still left to be released, players to watch for off the Commanders in terms of possible Top 10 selections seem like off-ball linebacker Frankie Luvu<\/a>, quarterback Jayden Daniels<\/a>, and wide receiver Terry McLaurin<\/a>.<\/p>\n Laremy Tunsil Made History With New Contract<\/p>\n On the 1st day of NFL<\/a> free agency on March 9, the Commanders proved they\u2019re willing to pay big money<\/a> to keep quarterback Jayden Daniels safe by bringing back 5-time Pro Bowl left offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil<\/a> with a record-setting 2-year, $60.2 million contract.<\/p>\n \u201cCommanders Pro Bowl LT Laremy Tunsil reached agreement on a 2-year, $60.2M contract extension with Washington,\u201d\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter wrote<\/a>\u00a0on his official X account. \u201cThere are $61.5M in guarantees, including the biggest signing bonus for an offensive lineman at $32.5M. Tunsil was the NFL\u2019s 1st $20M per year offensive lineman. He was the league\u2019s 1st $25M per year offensive lineman and now the first $30M offensive lineman.\u201d<\/p>\n Laremy Tunsil\u2019s Dominance on Full Display in 2025<\/p>\n Tunsil, 6-foot-6 and 313 pounds, was as good as any offensive tackle in the NFL in 2025 despite the Commanders going 5-12 and missing the playoffs just 1 year after going 12-5 and advancing to the NFC Championship Game.<\/p>\n According to Pro Football Focus, Tunsil\u2019s overall grade of 84.7 put him 8th among 89 eligible left offensive tackles.<\/p>\n Unfortunately for Tunsil, no story about him is complete without mentioning the day he was drafted No. 13 overall by the\u00a0Miami Dolphins<\/a>.<\/p>\n As the draft started, a video leaked online from Tunsil\u2019s X account that showed him smoking a substance out of a giant bong attached to a gas mask.<\/p>\n That was followed by a series of screenshots that appeared to show Tunsil\u2019s family was receiving money from Ole Miss staff. Tunsil later admitted he took money while in college.<\/p>\n \u201cA video posted to\u00a0NFL<\/a> prospect Laremy Tunsil\u2019s verified Twitter account Thursday night showed the former Ole Miss offensive tackle wearing a gas mask and smoking a substance from a bong,\u201d ESPN\u2019s Kevin Seifert wrote in 2016. \u201d \u2026 Tunsil, one of the highest-rated prospects in the draft who at one point was considered a likely No. 1 overall pick, was picked No. 13 overall by the Miami Dolphins<\/a>. Tunsil confirmed to ESPN\u2019s Suzy Kolber that he was in the video, adding that he was \u2018blessed\u2019 to be picked by the\u00a0Dolphins<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tTony Adame<\/a> covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal. More about Tony Adame<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Washington Commanders offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil. 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