Eden Prairie, MN (December 18, 2012) – Vikings RB Adrian Peterson has been selected as the 2012 Ed Block Courage Award recipient by his teammates.
During Week 16 of the 2011 season, Peterson tore his ACL and MCL against the Washington Redskins. Eight months removed from the major knee injury, Peterson was true to his word and was in the starting lineup for Week 1 of the 2012 season. Peterson scored 2 TDs and rushed for 84 yards in the overtime victory versus Jacksonville. The 4-time Pro Bowler has appeared and started in all 14 games this season.
Peterson is in the midst of his greatest season as a member of the Minnesota Vikings. The 2-time All-Pro RB currently leads the NFL with 1,812 rushing yards and is tied for 2nd with 11 rushing TDs. Over the past 8 games, Peterson has rushed for over 100 yards 8 times and eclipsed the 200-yard mark twice. His 1,313 rushing yards since Week 7 ranks as the best 8-game stretch in NFL history. With 2 games to play, the 6-year veteran is 294 yards shy of breaking Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards set in 1984. He has tied Barry Sanders’ (’97) record of 7 50+ yard rushes in a single season. Peterson has 2 TD runs of 82 yards this season, a career long.
Since 1984 the Ed Block Courage Awards annually honors one player from every NFL team who exemplifies commitment to the principles of sportsmanship and courage. Recipients are selected by a vote of their teammates to recognize both on and off the field extra efforts and their ability to overcome great adversity, whether it be personal or professional. The Ed Block Courage Award is named in honor of Ed Block, the longtime head athletic trainer of the Baltimore Colts. Winners travel to Baltimore every March to receive their trophy at a gala in their honor and spend time at the local Courage House at St. Vincent’s Center, a facility specializing in working with abused children. This visit, and the time spent with the children, allows each recipient to fully comprehend the true meaning of the award.
For more information on the Ed Block Courage Award Foundation, visit www.edblock.org.
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Vikings Ed Block Courage Honorees Adrian Peterson…….2012 Anthony Herrera………2011 Cedric Griffin…………… 2010 E.J. Henderson……….. 2009 Kenechi Udeze……….. 2008 Chad Greenway……… 2007 Matt Birk………………….. 2006 Koren Robinson………. 2005 Corey Chavous……….. 2004
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Eric Kelly…………………. 2003 Lewis Kelly……………… 2002 Daunte Culpepper….. 2001 Gary Anderson………… 2000 Robert Griffith………….. 1999 Randall Cunningham 1998 Robert Smith…………… 1997 Scottie Graham……….. 1996 John Randle……………. 1995 Cris Carter………………. 1994 Henry Thomas………… 1993
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Darrin Nelson………….. 1992 Terry Allen………………. 1991 Gary Zimmerman……. 1990 Jim Gustafson…………. 1989 Leo Lewis……………….. 1988 Scott Studwell…………. 1987 Walker Lee Ashley….. 1986 Keith Nord……………….. 1985 Steve Riley………………. 1984 |
