INDIANAPOLIS -- Dallas Cowboys athletic trainer Jim Maurer was named the winner of the Fain-Cain Memorial Award as the outstanding NFL athletic trainer of the year.
“Our head athletic trainer, Jim Maurer, is an unwavering constant of professionalism in his commitment to the care of his athletes. Win or lose, there's no difference,” said the Cowboys' head team physician, Dr. Daniel Cooper, who presented the award on behalf of the NFL Physicians Society. “It's always about his player. It's never ever about Jim. Just this once we make an exception to that rule and honor Jim for a career that exemplifies the virtues and professionalism representative of the ideal athletic trainer.