Rodger Saffold is the Rams Nominee for the Walter Payton NFL

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he found a home at left guard.,<womens Virgil Green Jersey, Rodger Saffold has defined versatility by playing at each position but center on the offensive line. However,Since joining the Rams in 2010 after being drafted out of Indiana University, beginning in 2016

anchored between veterans and first-year Rams left tackle Andrew Whitworth and center John Sullivan,And this season, they’ve helped Los Angeles win the NFC Western division.womens Lamar Miller Jersey,

“I think it’s just all about experience, we’ve got three guys who do that at a high level,” Saffold said. “We just understand the game and our offense well enough that we’re able to work off of one another.Authentic Brian Cushing Jersey There are certain things that we can just let Whit handle and certain things that they can just let me handle and certain things that you can let John handle. So, you can only expect to see success.”Authentic Riley Dixon Jersey

however,Saffold and the Rams didn’t experience much success or a winning record during his first seven years on the team. This season, has been different.Authentic Lamar Miller Jersey

“There’s definitely some new emotions with the success that we’ve had. But being able to control those and just be consistent week in and week out is pretty much what we’re looking for all season,Authentic Todd Davis Jersey, for me,” Saffold said. “So, nothing really changes but the outcomes of the games. And I think that that’s what makes you a professional.”

Saffold has proven to be a professional on and off the field. Since relocating from St. Louis to Los Angeles with the organization last year,>womens Bennie Fowler Jersey, Operation Progress, he has relentlessly donated his time and money to several causes. Among them – Heart of Los Angeles,womens Darian Stewart Jersey, Los Angeles Regional Foodbank, United Way of Greater Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai hospital, Inglewood Unified School District,womens Brian Cushing Jerseyand Single Mom Planet Awards.

“I always want to be able to use my pedestal that I have as a professional athlete to be able to do some good out here, different backgrounds. There’s so many different charities out here,” Saffold said. “The people have been so inviting and welcoming with open arms that it’s easy to want to go out there and be able to help all these people in different communities, you can’t really go wrong.”Authentic Darian Stewart Jersey,

One charity that Saffold is particularly fond of is Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America. He became a big brother while in college and continued being so after entering the NFL. Each home game, he provides the organization with 50 tickets.,womens Brandon Marshall Jersey,

“The first thing I thought of when I first got into the league was getting them tickets and trying to help out because I know how football helped me so you never know if it’s going to help another kid,” Saffold said. “I get a lot of messages through Instagram of kids taking pictures with big smiles on their faces just because they’ve got something that they like it a lot. And that’s kind of how I felt growing up.Authentic Brandon McManus Jersey,

“Being able to have close to 500 tickets for the Big Brothers Big Sisters is great to get a lot of those kids out there to a game as well as their ‘bigs’ (adult volunteers). It’s fantastic. The kids have a great time, but also the ‘bigs’ do too. I think that just makes a lot of people want to continue to join the cause.womens Todd Davis Jersey,

“For me, it’s just kind of like it’s almost my due diligence just with all the blessings that I’ve received by being able to play this game and being able to be a role model for a lot of these kids.”,'Authentic Virgil Green Jersey.

Because of his unyielding participation with so many worthy charities in the Los Angeles area,womens Riley Dixon Jersey Saffold is this year’s Rams’ nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. It recognizes a player for the commitment he has demonstrated in helping others in the community.

“I was at a loss for words. I didn’t even really expect it,Authentic Bennie Fowler Jersey, for me,womens Brandon McManus Jersey,” Saffold said. “So, I’m just truly honored to be a part of a group like that. To be honored with these other men who have done so much in their different cities and fields with helping out a lot of these charitable organizations. It just lets us know that the NFL is really working hand-in-hand with trying to help these kids all across the nation.

wiser. I think I understand the game a lot more as well as the game of life. You grow up and you have new experiences and now I’m able to put that into good use for the future. Realizing that if I want to make a brighter future,Authentic Brandon Marshall Jersey,' “I’m older, than I need to be able to help as best as I can with groups of people in helping out their futures. It’s been awesome.”