BALTIMORE (AP) -Dozens of protesters lined up outside a banquet hall where Michael Vick said he was “very humbled” to be honored as one of 32 NFL players to receive the Ed Block Courage Award.
The award is presented to players who exemplify commitment to the principles of sportsmanship and courage. Each NFL team selects a recipient, and most of the winners were on hand for the gala event Tuesday night.
Vick was picked as the Philadelphia Eagles’ representative by a unanimous vote of his teammates. Once a star quarterback with the Atlanta Falcons, Vick was convicted in 2007 for his role in a dogfighting ring and served 18 months in federal prison.
This was the first award Vick has received since being reinstated by the NFL in September 2009.
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