After a rookie season with the Minnesota Vikings that resulted in him landing an invite to the Pro Bowl, Matt Kalil appeared to be on the path of becoming one of the NFL’s next great offensive tackles.
But since Kalil’s rookie year with the Vikings in 2012, his career has not exactly been anything to get excited about. As Minnesota’s left tackle, he was constantly getting beat by opposing pass rushers, leaving his quarterbacks to run for their lives.
So after his fifth season with the Vikings, which saw him only appear in two games due to a hip injury, Kalil hit the free-agent market in 2017 and ended up signing with the Carolina Panthers.