With a lot of questions on the Washington offensive line coming into this season, right tackle Morgan Moses has been a revelation. With Trent Williams now gone, Moses took over as the longest-tenured lineman on the team, and he’s had one of the best seasons of his career thus far, ranked as the 23rd best offensive lineman in the NFL, according to Pro Football Focus.
However, this season almost didn’t happen, Moses admitted on Thursday in an episode of the Washington Football Talk podcast.
“Conversations with me and my agent, I almost put this thing away after that,” Moses said, talking about the death of his father in April of this year.
“You’ve been to training camp and you’ve seen my dad out there every day. I didn’t know what to expect going back to Richmond and not seeing him in that chair and things like that. So it was kind of hard, man. I really had to take some time to myself and kind of just redirect that energy.”
In the end, it was the drive to make his late father proud that kept him on the field. He continued his career and has now stepped up as one of the singular most vocal leaders on the entire roster in Washington.
“I kind of came to like, ‘This is what he would’ve wanted.’ I’m glad I did it because I’m having an unbelievable time with this new staff and just playing football, man. I feel like I have a lot more left to give to the game and I’m just enjoying it.”
