Posted on 12/23/2009 10:00:15 AM PST by mellow velo
According to Philadelphia Eagles players, the most courageous man on the team in 2009 was one who started the year serving time in prison for an act of extreme cowardice.
Today, the Eagles announced that Michael Vick was the 2009 winner of the Ed Block Courage Award, an honor given to a player who shows courage in the face of adversity. Vick's teammates voted for the award, thus demonstrating how tone-deaf and out-of-touch NFL players are with reality.
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According to the Ed Block Courage Award Foundation Web site:
The Ed Block Courage Award recipient symbolizes professionalism, great strength and dedication. He is also a community role model.
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I just found out about this. Does he deserve this? The answer is not only no but HELL NO! He managed to get a team to pick him up and stopped killing dogs. Woohoo! Lets give him an award for courage. Unbelievable. Un-fricking-believable.
What a complete crock. Shameful to do it once, but two years in a row? Let the man redeem his reputation first, if he can.
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