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2019 PFWA Off-Field Award nominees announced

May 22, 2019 11:10 am PFWA

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 2019 Off-Field Awards balloting is underway through May 31, with […]

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PFWA record book available for download

May 14, 2019 1:16 pm PFWA

As the NFL celebrates its’ 100th season in 2019, the Pro Football Writers of America has compiled a record book for the first time that contains the organization’s history from its’ founding in 1964, a […]

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Bugel and Thomas selected to PFWA 2018 Dr. Z Award class

June 19, 2018 1:00 pm PFWA

Joe Bugel, who spent 27 of his 32 NFL seasons as an assistant coach and is best known for building Washington’s famous “Hogs” offensive line unit, and Kansas City defensive backs coach Emmitt Thomas, a […]

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PFWA to announce 2018 Off-Field Awards June 12-15 and June 18-19

June 11, 2018 4:27 pm PFWA

The Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) will announce their 2018 Off-Field Award winners June 12-15 and June 18-19, 2018. The announcements will be made at ProFootballWriters.org, through the PFWA’s official Twitter feed (@PFWAwriters) and […]

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2018 PFWA Off-Field Award nominees announced

June 5, 2018 4:36 pm PFWA

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 2018 Off-Field Awards balloting is underway through June 11, with […]

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Bud Carson selected as PFWA 2016 Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman Award winner

June 19, 2017 1:00 pm PFWA

The late Bud Carson, who was the architect of one of the NFL’s best all-time defensive units – Pittsburgh’s “Steel Curtain” – and was part of two Super Bowl-winning teams, has been selected as the […]

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