Rich Braham

{{Short description|American football player (born 1970)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Rich Braham

| number = 74

| position = Center
Guard

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|11|6}}

| birth_place = Morgantown, West Virginia, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 305

| high_school = University
(Morgantown, West Virginia)

| college = West Virginia

| draftyear = 1994

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 76

| pastteams =

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 146

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 142

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = BrahRi20

}}

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.{{Cn|date=September 2024}}

Early life

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.

Professional 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.{{Cite web |title=1994 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1994/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} 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.

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