Allen Robinson wins Bears’ 2019 Ed Block Courage Award

When it comes to great players both on and off the field, there’s been no one better last season than Bears WR Allen Robinson.

When it comes to great players both on and off the field, there’s been no one better last season than Chicago Bears receiver Allen Robinson.

So it wasn’t a surprise the Bears named Robinson the team’s 2019 Ed Block Courage Award winner on Wednesday. This is the second time Robinson has won the award, the first time coming with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2015.

Robinson has been actively involved in Chicago community since coming to the Bears in 2018. His Within Reach Foundation aims to provide educational opportunities and resources to low-income and inner-city Chicago students to help put success within reach.

Each year, the Ed Block Courage Awards honors those National Football League players who exemplify commitments to the principles of sportsmanship and courage. This award is unique in that the recipients are selected solely by a vote of their teammates. Every fall all thirty two teams conduct a vote which results in each team selecting their Ed Block Courage Award recipient for the year.

The Ed Block Courage Award recipient symbolizes professionalism, great strength and dedication. He is also a community role model. With this honor, he enters into an association which contrasts his fierce profession by becoming a major component of the Courage House National Support Network for Kids. He becomes an Ambassador of Courage for victims of abuse, violence and neglect.

Robinson was also the Bears’ nominee for the 2019 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.

In just two seasons with the Bears, Robinson has been the No. 1 receiver they’ve been waiting for. He’s coming off a 1,000-yard season, which is impressive considering Chicago’s struggles on offense last season.

While Robinson has just one year left on his current deal, you have to believe the Bears are making it a priority to bring Robinson back. And Robinson has already made it clear that he wants to be with the Bears for the long-term.

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