Paul Frase
Encyclopedia
Paul Frase is a former American football
player who played professionally in the National Football League
for 11 seasons, from 1988 to 1998. He played with the New York Jets
(1988–1994, where his teammates honored him with the Ed Block Courage Award), the Jacksonville Jaguars
(1995–1996), Green Bay Packers
(1997), and the Baltimore Ravens
(1998).
During the 1995 season, Frase received the Ed Block Courage Award
for an unprecedented second time in the award's 18-year history. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars
in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft
.
Paul Frase and his wife Alison founded and continue to run a charity called the "The Joshua Frase Foundation", named after their son Joshua. The foundation raises funds for medical research of myotubular myopathy, and other related congenital myopathies.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player who played professionally in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
for 11 seasons, from 1988 to 1998. He played with the New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
(1988–1994, where his teammates honored him with the Ed Block Courage Award), the Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
(1995–1996), Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
(1997), and the Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional football franchise based in Baltimore, Maryland.The Baltimore Ravens are officially a quasi-expansion franchise, having originated in 1995 with the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy after Art Modell, then owner of the Cleveland Browns, announced his...
(1998).
During the 1995 season, Frase received the Ed Block Courage Award
Ed Block Courage Award
The Ed Block Courage Award is an annual award presented to selected players in the National Football League , who are voted by their teammates as role models of inspiration, sportsmanship, and courage. Named in memory of Ed Block, a well-liked humanitarian and trainer for the Baltimore Colts, the...
for an unprecedented second time in the award's 18-year history. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in the 1995 NFL Expansion Draft
1995 NFL Expansion Draft
The 1995 National Football League Expansion Draft was held on February 15, 1995. The two new expansion teams, the Carolina Panthers and the Jacksonville Jaguars alternated picks from lists of unprotected players from existing franchises. Existing NFL teams made six players available, and the new...
.
Paul Frase and his wife Alison founded and continue to run a charity called the "The Joshua Frase Foundation", named after their son Joshua. The foundation raises funds for medical research of myotubular myopathy, and other related congenital myopathies.
External links
- The Joshua Frase Foundation This is the United States charity founded by Paul Frase and his wife, supporting medical research for myotubular myopathy and other related congenital myopathies.
- Paul Frase football stats on databaseFootball.com