Ever wondered what an Ed Block Courage Award looks like? New Houston Texans safety Michael Thomas gave the world a peek on Twitter.
The former New York Giant was nominated by his teammates in 2019 for the award, which is voted on exclusively by players in recognition of one’s ability to overcome great adversity as well as commemorate one’s extra efforts both on and off the field.
In Thomas’ tweet, which contained the video displaying the award, the Pro Bowl safety said that he wished he could have spent time in Baltimore at the Ed Block Courage House, named for former Baltimore Colts athletic trainer Ed Block, who was passionate about children’s causes.
Look what came in today!!! Thank you @EdBlock for this tremendous honor! Would have loved to spent time in Baltimore with the Foundation. We will be there in the future ✊🏿@nygiants @HoustonTexans @PSportsMG @asa_youth @NFLPA pic.twitter.com/8eXkBGWuv1
— Michael Thomas (@Michael31Thomas) June 17, 2020
One of Thomas’ big causes is social justice, and the former Nimitz High School product seeks to push for identifiable change in that area.
“Just keep pushing, keep trying to get everybody else not (just) in the city of Houston, to understand that our city is doing the right work, we’re on the right path, but we need to put pressure and try to hold all of the other cities accountable as well,” Thomas told reporters on June 3.
Coach and general manager considers Thomas to be a “dependable, tough, smart” player.
“This is what we’re trying to build here, layers of DTS guys, dependable, tough, smart guys,” O’Brien said.
In 2019, Texans players voted safety Justin Reid as their Ed Block Courage Award winner.