As the Houston Texans seek to rebuild their football team under general manager Nick Caserio and coach Lovie Smith, there are some elements to the organization that are first class.
The NFL Physicians Society announced Thursday that Texans team doctor James E. Muntz, M.D. earned the Jerry “Hawk” Rhea Award, which given annually by the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society to the NFL team physician who has made the greatest contributions both to the league and to the athletic training profession.
The award was given during the NFLPS annual scientific meeting and symposium at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. The award is named for Jerry Rhea, who was the head athletic trainer for the Atlanta Falcons from 1969-94 and was also an assistant to the president of the Falcons from 1994-2001.
