Super Bowl winner Bryan Braman dies at 38 after 6-month battle with cancer
According to a GoFundMe page set up for his treatment, the former Houston Texan and Philadelphia Eagle had undergone several surgeries in Seattle. Braman had two daughters, ages 11 and 8.
The fundraising campaign had raised $88,000, well over its $25,000 goal, with former teammates JJ Watt donating $10,000 and Chris Long donating $3,000. Per the GoFundMe, Braman was diagnosed with cancer in February and had recently undergone a CAR T-cell reprogramming treatment program.
Following the news of Braman's passing, Watt posted a photo of him on X, writing, "Rest in peace brother. Gone far too soon."
Braman joined the Texans in 2011 as an undrafted free agent out of West Texas A&M. In 2014, he landed in Philadelphia and won the Super Bowl with the Eagles in 2017, his final game in the NFL.
In six seasons split between the Texans and Eagles, Braman recorded 45 solo and eight assisted tackles with 1.5 sacks across 97 games. He also recorded a tackle in the Super Bowl as the Eagles defeated Bill Belichick's Patriots, 41-33, for Philadelphia's first NFL championship since 1960.
In 2018, Braman described his NFL career, his Super Bowl and his fatherhood as the "three greatest accomplishments in life."
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