The Indianapolis Colts announced on Thursday that defensive tackle DeForest Buckner is the team’s 2024 Ed Block Courage Award recipient.
The award’s namesake is the late longtime Baltimore Colts trainer, Ed Block, who served in his role from 1954-1977 and remained the Colts trainer emeritus until he passed away in 1983.
Per the Ed Block Courage Award Foundation:
“Each year the Ed Block Courage Awards honors those National Football League players who exemplify commitments to the principles of sportsmanship and courage. The Courage Award has become one of the most esteemed honors bestowed upon a player in the NFL and each recipient is selected solely by a vote of his peers [teammates].