Statement from the Ed Block Courage Award Foundation:

Since its inception in 1978, the Ed Block Courage Award has been presented to NFL players that were selected solely by their teammates.  The Ed Block Courage Award Foundation cherishes its relationships with the NFL and each NFL Team.  This year the Philadelphia Eagles selected Michael Vick as their 2009 Recipient.  Our Foundation has a great deal of respect for the Philadelphia Eagles organization, Head Coach Andy Reid and the Eagles Players. Michael Vick is just one of 32 NFL players that will receive an Ed Block Courage Award for 2009. The focus of the Foundation is and always has been to raise awareness and prevention of child abuse and we are proud to add 32 new Ambassadors of Courage along side of us in our journey to break the cycle of child abuse and reach our goal of a Courage House in every NFL City.