HENDERSON, Nev.--The Las Vegas Raiders OT Jermaine Eluemunor was presented as the 2023 Craig Long Award winner earlier today.
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Jermaine Eluemunor Receives Craig Long Award
HENDERSON, Nev. – Las Vegas Raiders tackle Jermaine Eluemunor was named the recipient of the 10th annual Craig Long Award, the team announced Friday.
Chosen by a select group of local media and facilitated by the Las Vegas Raiders’ Media Relations department, the Craig Long Award is presented annually to the player who best exemplifies professionalism and collaboration with the media at large. The award is presented to a Raider each year by the President of the Las Vegas chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA).
A stalwart on the Raiders’ offensive line for three years, Eluemunor has started 13 of the team’s 16 games entering Sunday’s season finale. The versatile lineman has made starts at both right and left tackle and has helped lead a group that ranks 11th in the NFL in fewest sacks allowed. He is just the second offensive lineman to earn the Craig Long Award for his work with the media and the first since 2016.
The award is named for Craig Long, a valuable member of the Raiders’ Public Relations staff from 1997-2004. Long, who passed away in 2007 at age 36, grew up in Laurens, Iowa, and graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin before fulfilling his childhood dream of working for his favorite team.
Here is a complete list of previous Craig Long Award winners:
2023 – T Jermaine Eluemunor
2022 – RB Josh Jacobs
2021 – DE Maxx Crosby
2020 – TE Darren Waller
2019 – TE Darren Waller
2018 – DE Frostee Rucker
2017 – RB Jalen Richard
2016 – T Donald Penn
2015 – S Charles Woodson
2014 – DL Antonio Smithm:
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