Inside linebacker Brandon Marshall (left) and Danny Trevathan were selected as the Broncos’ 2015 Ed Block Courage Award winners. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)
Inside linebackers Brandon Marshall and Danny Trevathan were selected by their teammates as the Broncos’ 2015 Ed Block Courage Award winners for their “commitment to sportsmanship and courage.”
The two overcame significant injuries that required surgery to return as the team’s No. 1 and No. 2 leading tacklers.
Marshall had two screws placed in his right foot after a Lisfranc injury. He finished with 101 total tackles (76 solo) to go along with 1.5 sacks, nine tackles for loss, three quarterback hits, four pass breakups and two forced fumbles.
Marshall was earlier named the Broncos’ , as voted by the Denver chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America.
Trevathan, who because of three left leg injuries, underwent reconstructive knee surgery. He returned this season to record a team-high 110 tackles (74 solo), plus two interceptions, three tackles for loss, two quarterback hits and six pass breakups.
Previous winners of the Broncos’ Ed Block Courage Award:
2014: Chris Harris
2013: Knowshon Moreno
2012: Chris Kuper
2011: Elvis Dumervil
2010: Ryan Clady
2009: Brian Dawkins
2008: Marquand Manuel
2007: John Engelberger
2006: Louis Green
2005: Dwayne Carswell
2004: Dan Neil
2003: Tom Nalen
2002: Keith Burns
2001: Terrell Davis
2000: John Mobley
1999: Rod Smith
1998: Tony Jones
1997: Steve Atwater
1996: Ed McCaffrey
1995: Dave Wyman
1994: Rondel Jones
1993: Simon Fletcher
1992: Dennis Smith
1991: Jon Elway
1990: Keith Kartz
1989: Rick Dennison
1988: Gerald White
1987: Dennis Smith
1986: Rubin Carter
1985: Rulon Jones
1984: Keith Bishop
