2008 Ed Block Courage Award Recipients
January 26, 2009 by David Kindervater
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Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed was a dominant force on the Ravens defense throughout the entire 2008 season. He put together a remarkable season by any standard. What’s even more incredible is that he did it while suffering from a nerve impingement in his neck. Overcoming this adversity earned Ed the admiration of his teammates, and their vote for the Ed Block Courage Award.
Ed is just one of many incredible stories of courage in this year’s class. Minnesota Vikings defensive end Kenechi Udeze was diagnosed with leukemia after the 2007 season. Kenechi received a bone …read more
Ed Block Courage Awards
March 20, 2007 by David Kindervater
Filed under NFL - NFL
Today is the ceremony for the Ed Block Courage Awards. I am unfortunately not attending the event, but I did interview Baltimore Ravens recipient Corey Ivy who had one of the most intriguing stories in this year’s class. I won’t tell you about him until I post the podcast of that interview. What I wanted to focus on was the award itself because not a lot of people know what it is.
The Ed Block Courage Award is named in honor of Ed Block, the longtime head athletic trainer of the Baltimore Colts who was a pioneer in his profession and …read more
