Falcons right guard Chris Lindstrom, who started all 16 games and played 1,123 offensive snaps (100%), was named to Pro Football Journal’s All-Pro first team.
The Pro Football Journal is widely respected and dedicated to reporting mainstream and esoteric aspect of the professional football. The blog is written John Turney, a pro football researcher and writer.
Here’s what he had to say about Lindstrom:
“Chris Lindstrom of Atlanta is the right guard and Nate Davis one of Derrick Henry’s run blockers is Second-team. Lindstrom did get beat once by Chris Jones (in Week 16) but then Jones could get nothing else on him so the Chiefs sent the shifts away from Lindstrom so Jones would be away from Lindstrom.”
Lindstrom was ignored when the Pro Bowl teams were released.
Washington’s Brandon Scherff, Green Bay’s Elgton Jenkins and New Orleans’ Andrus Peat were the guards on the NFC team. Scherff and Jenkins were the starters.
In the AFC, Indianapolis’ Quenton Nelson, Cleveland’s Joel Bitonio and Pittburgh’s David DeCastro were the guards. Nelson and Bitonio were the starters.
Lindstrom was one of the few bright spots for the Falcons in 2020, when they finished 4-12.
Lindstrom was taken 14th overall in the 2019 draft out of Boston College. He suffered a broken foot last year in the season opener at Minnesota. He came back and played in the final four games.
Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo was named to PFL’s All-NFC team.
Falcons’ 2021 draft position
1. Jacksonville Jaguars
2. New York Jets
3. Miami Dolphins (via Houston)
4. Falcons
5. Cincinnati Bengals
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