“I think the media was biased because they didn’t see the importance of — the guys we had blocking there were some of the best rushers of all time,” Anderson said. “And the whole blindside thing took off because of the film, and the guys on the right side got pushed out.”

“Do you think the movie ‘The Blind Side’ influenced your candidacy for the Hall of Fame?” Adams asked.

“Absolutely,” Anderson said. “Oh, absolutely. These kids here now — you’ve got some kids here that are 18, 19 years old that will tell you that. I coach kids from my academy in Atlanta. ‘I only want to play left tackle.’ And I say, ‘Well, look what Penei Sewell got for the Detroit Lions this year.’ It was over $100 million. So the kids and their parents, because of the media attention on ‘The Blind Side,’ left tackle, it’s a huge deal. What they don’t realize is that guards are getting paid insane amounts of money now. So it’s definitely changed for the better, I think, because of all these linemen. They’re coming from everywhere now, these rushers.”