Press Release: Daniels Named Ed Block Courage Award Recipient

[Mark The Homer]

For Immediate Release

November 6, 2009

PHILLIP DANIELS NAMED REDSKINS

ED BLOCK COURAGE AWARD RECIPIENT

LOUNDOUN COUNTY, VA - The Washington Redskins announced today that defensive end Phillip Daniels was named the winner of the team’s 2009 Ed Block Courage Award. The honor is given annually to a player from each National Football League team who displays extraordinary courage in the face of adversity.



Daniels suffered a season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament on the first day of training camp in 2008. Despite being placed on Injured Reserve, Daniels remained with the team throughout the year and attended every game with his teammates. The 6-foot-6, 305-pound Daniels worked diligently to rehabilitate his knee and returned to the practice field this past offseason. The 36-year-old has started all seven games for the NFL’s fourth-ranked defense in 2009.



The Courage Award is named after Ed Block, the longtime head athletic trainer of the Baltimore Colts who was a pioneer in his profession and a respected humanitarian. The inaugural Ed Block Courage Award was presented in 1978 to Baltimore Colts’ defensive end, Joe Ehrmann. Following the Colts’ departure from Baltimore in 1984, the scope of the award expanded to include one player from every team in the NFL.



PAST REDSKINS ED BLOCK COURAGE AWARD WINNERS

2008 Reed Doughty

2007 Marcus Washington

2006 Randy Thomas

2005 Khary Campbell

2004 Brandon Noble

2003 Fred Smoot

2002 Chris Samuels

2001 Cory Raymer

2000 James Thrash

1999 Tre’ Johnson

1998 Darrell Green

1997 James Jenkins

1996 Ed Simmons

1995 Keith Taylor

1994 Mark Schlereth

1993 Art Monk

1992 Anthony Johnson

1991 Donnie Warren

1990 Joe Jacoby

1989 Neil Olkewicz

1988 Doug Williams

1987 Mel Kaufman

1986 Darryl Grant

1985 Ken Huff

1984 Mark May

[IbleedBnG83]

Good for Daniels. I'm hoping he isn't back next year.

[FatAlbert92]

Good for Daniels. I'm hoping he isn't back next year.

way to support the players...

daniels is a beast, i'm glad he's still with the team. he's one tough mofo, playing with that torn bicep too

[tshile]

Didn't know about this award. sounds cool.

Some of those names from past winners makes brings back good memories.

some make me laugh...

[Skinz248]

way to support the players...

daniels is a beast, i'm glad he's still with the team. he's one tough mofo, playing with that torn bicep too

QFT Hail PD, you are the man. Thanks for working your ass off to come back from your injury last year and help this team. Not to mention that he is playing with a torn bicep -- Ibleed lay off of the guy

[L30L]

daniels is a beast, i'm glad he's still with the team. he's one tough mofo, playing with that torn bicep too

Come on now, he wouldn't be a starter on any other team.

Congrats to him on the award though.

[IrepDC]

Good for Daniels. I'm hoping he isn't back next year.

Not saying I agree but that was hilarious.

[JeepRyder]

Daniels is def a true Redskin. I hope when he retires he finds a way to work with the team. I think he has helped Orakpo a lot.

[WSHRedskins3ATLBraves3]

Congrats to Phil!

[Gibbs Hog Heaven]

way to support the players...

The same way Daniels went out of his to insult you, I and every other Redskin fan out there the other week on his blog, because he's that sensitive he can't take the justified criticism of the absolute garbage, to be kind, him and his teammates have served up yet again this year?

I'll be magnanimous and say congratulations on the award Philip, but true Redskin my pasty white ass. Seconding the notion in hoping he's long gone come next spring.

Hail.