Joe Bugel and Emmitt Thomas are winners of the 2018 Paul ”Dr. Z” Zimmerman Award given by the Professional Football Writers of America for work as an NFL assistant coach.

Bugel spent 27 of his 32 NFL seasons as an assistant coach and is best known for building Washington’s famous Hogs offensive line unit as the Redskins won three Super Bowls under head coach Joe Gibbs.

Kansas City defensive backs coach Thomas Zack Smith Jersey , a Pro Football Hall of Famer as a player, is in his 38th season as an NFL assistant coach. He has been lauded for his ability to develop players in the secondary.

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Other 2018 nominees for the Dr. Z Award were Bobb McKittrick, Jim McNally and Dave Toub.

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The NFL is sending the remaining portion of a $30 million investment in neurological research to government-funded entities despite ending the original agreement for the project.

The league said Friday it would send $7.7 million each to the Department of Defense and a group that studies traumatic brain injuries. Another $2.3 million will go to the National Institute for Aging.

An agreement to issue the funds through the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health ended in August Tim Schaller Jersey , and the NFL chose the final dispersals following discussions with experts on the most pressing scientific research needs.

Each of the research projects receives substantial federal funding. Through its involvement, the NFL hopes to learn more about concussions and other brain injuries.

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