9 ▁motion ▁picture , ▁sh eds ▁much ▁light ▁on ▁the ▁work ings ▁of ▁the ▁left ▁tack le ▁position . ▁The ▁book ▁and ▁the ▁film ' s ▁introduction ▁discuss ▁how ▁the ▁annual ▁sal ary ▁of ▁left ▁tack les ▁in ▁the ▁NFL ▁sky ro cket ed ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s . ▁Premier ▁left ▁tack les ▁are ▁now ▁highly ▁sought ▁after , ▁and ▁are ▁often ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁paid ▁players ▁on ▁a ▁ro ster ▁after ▁the ▁quarter back ; ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁NFL ▁D raft ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁pick s ▁were ▁left ▁tack les , ▁and ▁usually ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁left ▁tack le ▁is ▁picked ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁five ▁positions . ▁Rec ent ▁examples ▁include ▁Eric ▁Fish er ▁( 2 0 1 3 , ▁ 1 st ▁overall ▁pick ), ▁Luke ▁Joe ck el ▁( 2 0 1 3 , ▁ 2 nd ▁overall ▁pick ), ▁Lane ▁Johnson ▁( 2 0 1 3 , ▁ 4 th ▁overall ▁pick ), ▁Matt ▁Kal il ▁( 2 0 1 2 , ▁ 4 th ▁overall ▁pick ), ▁Tr ent ▁Williams ▁( 2 0 1 0 , ▁ 4 th ▁overall ▁pick ), ▁J ake ▁Long ▁( 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 1 st ▁overall ▁pick ), ▁and ▁Joe ▁Thomas ▁( 2 0 0 7 , ▁ 3 rd ▁overall ▁pick ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : American ▁football ▁off ensive ▁lin emen ▁Category : American ▁football ▁positions <0x0A> </s> ▁Al - M ut aw ak kil