Brandon King is the New England Patriots’ 2021 recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award, the team announced on Tuesday. The award, named after the Baltimore Colts’ long-time athletic trainer, is given out annually to players who “best exemplif[y] the principles of courage and sportsmanship while also serving as a source of inspiration.”
From a Patriots perspective, King is worthy of that recognition.
A former rookie free agent, who first joined the team in 2015, King became a core special teamer on two Super Bowl-winning teams. However, after the second of those championships he was hit hard by injuries.