The Washington Commanders announced today that they have named safety Jeremy Reaves the winner of the team's 2024 Ed Block Courage Award. The honor is given annually to a player from each National Football League team who displays extraordinary courage in the face of adversity.
Reaves missed the majority of the 2023 season after suffering a torn ACL in the team's Week 5 contest against the Chicago Bears.
Reaves returned to Washington for the 2024 season and was healthy for the start of training camp. Reaves has appeared in all 13 games for the Commanders this season and has been a leader on one of the best special team units in the NFL. Through Week 14, he ranks in the top five in the NFL in special teams tackles and has recorded one forced fumble.
The Courage Award is named after Ed Block, the longtime head athletic trainer of the Baltimore Colts who was a pioneer in his profession and a respected humanitarian. The inaugural Ed Block Courage Award was presented in 1978 to Baltimore Colts defensive end Joe Ehrmann. Following the Colts' departure from Baltimore in 1984, the scope of the award expanded to include one player from every team in the NFL.