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Rich Braham

American football player (born 1970)

American football player

Rich Braham

No. 74

Position:

Center

Personal information

Born:

(1970-11-06) November 6, 1970 (age 53)
Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight:

305 lb (138 kg)

Career information

College:

West Virginia

NFL draft:

1994 / round: 3 / pick: 76

Career history

Phoenix Cardinals (1994)*
Cincinnati Bengals (1994–2006)

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

Cincinnati Bengals 40th Anniversary Team
First-team All-American (1993)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	146
Games started:	142
Fumble recoveries:	1

Rich Braham (born November 6, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a center for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL)]. Rich now lives in Morgantown, West Virginia.^{[citation needed]}

High school career

Braham attended University High School in Morgantown, West Virginia, where he lettered in both football and basketball. He won second-team prep All-State honors as a senior in basketball.

College career

Braham attended West Virginia University, where, as a senior, he was a second-team All-American, an All-Big East selection, and helped lead the team to a Sugar Bowl berth and an 11 win-1 loss record.

NFL career

Braham was selected by the Phoenix Cardinals in the 1994 NFL draft, but then was waived where he was picked up by the Cincinnati Bengals.^[1] He played with the Bengals for 13 seasons. At the end of the 2006 NFL season, Braham decided to announce his retirement after sustaining a knee injury during the week 2 game against the Cleveland Browns.