What is the Ed Block Courage Award and Why Don We Hear More About It?
The award itself was named after former Baltimore Colts player Ed Block, who was recognized for his work within the community. The website linked here actually talks about the Foundation’s purpose, which is “to raise Awareness and Prevention of Child Abuse.” This award is given to an NFL player who, selected by his team, exemplifies “commitment to the principles of sportsmanship and courage.” Characteristics of the recipient of the award include “professionalism, great strength, dedication, and a community role model.” This has been helpful for me because it gave me a chance to learn more about this award. But why have we not heard more about this? And more importantly, why is it that we are hearing about this now? I’d be willing to say it’s because of the controversial decision the Eagles made by choosing Michael Vick to receive this award. This leads to my next point. 2. Is This Completely Undeserved for Vick? I find it interesting that there is so much criticism of Vick and the Eagl
