2008 Ed Block Courage Award Recipients
January 26, 2009 by David Kindervater
Filed under NFL - NFL
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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
Matt Bryant Leads Bucs to Victory
September 28, 2008 by David Kindervater
Filed under Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Tampa Bay Bucs kicker Matt Bryant tragically lost his infant son Matthew Tryson this past week. In fact, the funeral was only yesterday. Thus, I can’t even imagine what he must have been going through to not only show up for work today but to score 12 points (three field goals and three extra points) to emotionally and literally lead the Bucs to a 30-21 win over the Packers. After the game, Matt was obviously emotional but willing to talk about his feelings:
“I wanted to go out and honor Tryson’s name. I didn’t think that …read more
