Left tackles are tasked with being protectors and Garett Bolles is just that when it comes to his quarterback.
That’s what made 2022 so difficult for the Broncos veteran.
As Russell Wilson was harassed by defensive opponents, sacked 55 times, hurt twice and struggled to find his footing with a new franchise and city, Bolles could only watch.
As the public discourse pile-on stacked up on Wilson through each viral moment and his roughest season as a professional, Bolles couldn’t anchor down, get his hands in position and stop the oncoming rush.
“It’s like a forest fire,” Bolles said of the torrent of criticism toward Wilson last year.