Bryan Braman, a seven-year NFL veteran and member of the Philadelphia Eagles’ Super Bowl 52 championship team, has died, according to agent Sean Stellato. Braman was 38.
USA TODAY Sports reported earlier this month that Braman had been seeking treatment for a rare form of ‘life-threatening’ cancer, after a February diagnosis. A GoFundMe organized to help fund his treatment raised over $88,000 since it launched that same month, including a $10,000 donation from former teammate J.J. Watt.
Watt and Stellato were some of several people to post tributes to Braman on social media after his death.
‘Rest in Peace brother,’ Watt wrote on X. ‘Gone far too soon.’
Stellato posted a picture of a signed Braman jersey to his Instagram and wrote: ‘My heart hurts. I love you Bryan.’
Stellato told ESPN that Braman had two daughters, aged 8 and 11.
Braman played three years with the Texans and four years with the Eagles over his seven-year NFL career, which ran from 2011 to 2017. He was a notable member of the Eagles’ Super Bowl 52-winning team in 2017, blocking a punt against the Atlanta Falcons in the divisional round and recording one tackle in the Super Bowl upset over the Tom Brady-led Patriots.