Recently retired Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith, who rebounded from a severe leg injury suffered in 2018 that sidelined him until the 2020 season when he worked his way back into the starting lineup, was selected as the 2021 George Halas Award winner by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA). Smith, the 53rd […]
The Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) will announce their 2021 Off-Field Award winners June 7-11 and June 14-15, 2021. The announcements will be made at ProFootballWriters.org, through the PFWA’s official Twitter feed (@PFWAwriters) and via email to PFWA members and NFL league and club PR staffs each day at 3 pm ET. Monday, June […]
Each year, the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) vote for several off-field awards given to people working in or associated with the NFL. The 2021 Off-Field Awards balloting is underway through June 3, with the final results announced beginning June 7. The awards the PFWA membership will vote on: George Halas Award (NFL player, coach […]
The late Bill Arnsparger, who was the mastermind of Miami’s “No-Name Defense” and “Killer Bs” and helped take three different franchises to the Super Bowl, and Houston associate head coach Romeo Crennel, who is in his 38th season as an NFL coach and has coached on five Super Bowl championship teams, have been selected as […]
The Indianapolis Colts public relations staff, lauded for access for local and national media especially in the wake of the sudden retirement of quarterback Andrew Luck before the start of the 2019 season, has been selected as the 2020 Pete Rozelle Award winner by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA). The Colts PR staff, […]
Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard, lauded for his transparency with local and national media, has been selected as the 2020 Jack Horrigan Award winner by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA). Ballard, the 48th Horrigan Award winner, is the first member of the Colts franchise to receive the honor. He was previously honored […]
