CANTON, Ohio -- ESPNs Chris Mortensen made an inspirational appearance onstage during the Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremony Saturday night to collect the Dick McCann Award seven months after entering into treatment for Stage 4 throat cancer.Applause greeted Mortensen, 64, as the Hall of Fame recognized him for making a long and distinguished contribution to pro football through coverage.No one is more deserving, ESPN colleague Suzy Kolber said as part of a video presentation as thousands watched from Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.Mortensen initially made his name in journalism as an investigative reporter for the Atlanta Journal Constitution. In 1988, he became the first sports reporter since Red Smith (1951) to win a George Polk Award. Mortensen continued to build his reputation as an NFL analyst for ESPN over the past 25 years.Peers in attendance for the Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremonies described Mortensen as thorough, tough, unassuming and exceptional in his ability to earn trust.When you were a local reporter, he would come visit your team and you would go, I hope Im not reading about this in the Journal Constitution or hearing about it on ESPN, longtime NFL columnist Clark Judge said. You knew he was going to find out something about the team you covered that you didnt know, even though you were out there every day.Mortensen became the 48th winner of the McCann Award and the third from ESPN over the past decade, joining John Clayton and Len Pasquarelli.Will McDonough was probably the first network NFL insider, but Mort took it to another level and transitioned into the world of everyday news like no other, said Bob Glauber, NFL columnist for Newsday. He would break a story any day of the week, any day of the year. He was a true trailblazer in that sense.ESPNs Chris Berman noted during the ceremony that Mortensen has stayed true to the reporting roots that launched his career in television.I know this, he reports 5 percent of what he knows, and his 5 percent is more than the 100 percent for other reporters, veteran NFL columnist Ira Kaufman said.Mortensen appeared onstage with his wife, Micki. McCann Award winners do not give a speech during the ceremonies, but Mortensen waved to the crowd after Hall of Fame president David Baker honored him.Mort is one of the conspicuously nice guys who does a great job, said Frank Cooney, a Hall of Fame selector who has covered the NFL since the 1960s. Mort knows how to get difficult stories. He works with people so well that he is able to get the information he needs even if it isnt comfortable sometimes. Its a tribute to him.USA Todays?Jarrett Bell called Mortensen?a standard-bearer in this industry.Whats so much more defining than the well-deserved honor that marks his career is the person that Ive come to know over the years, said Bell. Chris is as first-class as they come. In a business overflowing with huge egos, Chris is a good, down-to-earth dude who always seemed to me to represent something larger than getting the next story. Thats why Im more proud to call him a friend than a colleague. Red Schoendienst Jersey . -- Anaheim Ducks captain and leading scorer Ryan Getzlaf has been scratched from Sunday nights game against the Vancouver Canucks because of an upper-body injury. Matt Carpenter Jersey .C. -- Al Jefferson joked that he feels he can score from anywhere on the court. http://www.cardinalsrookiestore.com/Cardinals-Paul-Dejong-Kids-Jersey/ . LOUIS -- The New Orleans Saints looked like a team playing out the string. 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Aaron Mooy has crowned his rise from A-League off-cut to Australian footballs great hope by winning Professional Footballers Australias (PFA) player of the year award.The midfield maestro was honoured in Tuesday nights awards ceremony in Melbourne alongside Matildas goalkeeper Lydia Williams, who claimed the womens player of the year prize.While Williams can put her trophy next to the same prize she won in 2012, Mooy claimed his first peer-voted award and became just the second player to win the award for their A-League exploits, after Matt McKay (2011).The 26-year-old starred in Melbourne Citys run to the semi-finals last season with 11 goals and a competition-record 20 assists.That form has made him a Socceroos mainstay.In 2016 he was Ange Postecoglous most reliable Socceroo; the only player to start all 10 Australian internationals in 2016.Not bad for a player deemed surplus to requirements by Tony Popovic at Western Sydney in 2014.Now with English Championship side Huddersfield Town - on loan from English Premier League giants Manchester City - Mooy said he was delighted to be honoured by his teammates and fellow professionals.To be chosen by the players makes this award very special, he said.To join the likes of Mark Schwarzer and Tim Cahill is an honour and one I am proud of.Williams won the prize for her glovework at national level, for W-League club Canberra United and NWSL franchise Houston Dash.She beat out Asian player of the year Caitlin Foord for the prize, thanking her teammates for the accolade.Over the past few years we have had a really hectic schedule and a lot of ups and downs. To have the backinng of the girls means so much, she said.ddddddddddddThe first time I won the award was when I was breaking into the team.This time around there has been a lot of history-making events and I have experienced so many highs with the girls and this is the most rewarding recognition I can imagine.Jamie Maclaren, the top-scoring Australian striker in last seasons A-League, was given the Harry Kewell Medal as the best under-23 player.Kewell was also honoured at the awards ceremony, becoming the eighth player to be given the Alex Tobin Medal for career-long contribution to the sport.PFA 2016 PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDSMale - Aaron MooyFemale - Lydia WilliamsUnder-23 Male - Jamie MaclarenAlex Tobin Medal for outstanding contribution to the sport - Harry KewellMENS PLAYER OF THE YEAR2016 - Aaron Mooy2015 - Mat Ryan2014 - Mile Jedinak2013 - Robbie Kruse2012 - Brett Holman2011 - Matt McKay2010 - Mark Schwarzer2009 - Tim CahillWOMENS PLAYER OF THE YEAR2016 - Lydia Williams2015 - Elise Kellond-Knight2014 - Katrina Gorry2013 - Sam Kerr2012 - Lydia Williams2011 - Elise Kellond-Knight2010 - Servet UzulnarUNDER-23 PLAYER OF THE YEAR2016 - Jamie Maclaren2015 - Mat Ryan2014 - Mat Ryan2013 - Marco Rojas2012 - Mat Ryan2011 - Robbie Kruse2010 - Mitch Langerak2009 - Nikita Rukavytsya* Note: Awards open to all Australian-based players or Australians based overseas.ALEX TOBIN MEDALISTS2016 - Harry Kewell2014 - Mark Schwarzer2012 - Frank Farina2011 - Mark Viduka2009 - Craig Johnston2008 - Joe Marston, Johnny Warren Wholesale NFL Jerseys China NFL Jerseys White China Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys From China Cheap Authentic Jerseys Cheap Jerseys 2019 Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Throwback Cheap Jerseys 2019 China Jerseys China NFL Gear Youth NFL Jerseys Wholesale Youth NFL Jerseys China Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Womens Jerseys ' ' '