Morris Pays Dues to Overseas Troops

New England Patriots running back Sammy Morris was selected earlier this month as the Pats’ choice for the 2008 Ed Block Courage Award for his selfless acts and team leadership, and this standout football player has been proving that he more than deserves the prestigious award. Morris will attend the 30th annual Ed Block Courage Award banquet in Baltimore on March 10, but for now the incredible running back is busy with other endeavors.

Sammy Morris, whose brother Brien is a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, is currently spending some time with U.S. troops overseas as part of a 10-day tour, visiting troops in Iraq and Kuwait this week along with a handful of other NFL players and cheerleaders. In a diary update sent from his BlackBerry earlier this week, Morris blogged about meet and greets with U.S. soldiers in Kuwait, saying, “Although I’m quite sure they enjoy meeting, greeting and taking pictures with the cheerleaders more than Willie Roaf, Josh Wilson and myself, I still get a kick out of it when the troops ask to take pictures with me holding their guns! I’m always like, ‘Man, I was hoping you would ask! Can I shoot a couple rounds too?!’… negative.” Keep tuned in to hear more about Morris’ overseas escapades.

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