sentences:  The award ran through 1996.It was considered one of the major awards and was included in the "NFL Record and Fact Book" and its winners still appear in the encyclopedia, "Total Football II".In his book, "A Thinking Man's Guide to Pro Football", sportswriter Paul Zimmerman touted the NEA for its All-Pro team and its awards, since they involved polling the players, rather than being a sportswriter's poll like the AP, UPI, and the PFWA.