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‘In the fight of his life,’ ex-Texans linebacker Bryan Braman battles rare form of cancer, J.J. Watt donates $10,000 - Click2Houston
Retired former Texans linebacker Bryan Braman, a popular special-teams ace known for his aggressive, hell-bent-for-leather style of play, is battling a rare, aggressive, and recurring form of cancer. The medical situation is extremely serious, according to his longtime agent Sean Stellato. Braman has undergone treatment in Seattle and is with his family. He has had multiple surgeries. Several former teammates have donated to his GoFundMe page,, including J.J. Watt giving $10,000, $2,500 from Duane Brown, and $1,000 from Brian Cushing and former Eagles teammates Rasul Douglas, Brent Celek and Emmanuel Acho. Over $32,000 has been raised as of Thursday night. “At Stellato Sports, Bryan Braham has always stood for strength, resilience and leadership,” Stellato told KPRC 2. “He is a pillar and a staple of the underdog. Now, in the face of cancer, he embodies those qualities more than ever. If there is one person that I know that can beat cancer, it is Bryan Braman, who I have always considered family. He’s in the fight of his life. Please support Bryan and keep him in your prayers.” [BLG Note: Here is the direct link to the GoFundMe. Here’s hoping Bryan gets well soon!
Eagles schedule preview: Los Angeles Chargers - BGN
Biggest question facing this team: Do they have the horses to run with the top of the AFC? It was no surprise that Jim Harbaugh immediately made the Chargers a winning team. They were 1st in scoring defense, and Justin Herbert had the most efficient season of his career. This is what Harbaugh does, he makes his team hell to play against and, even with Greg Roman as his play caller, gets good seasons out of his QBs. But Harbaugh and Herbert alone won’t get the Chargers into the next tier in the AFC. This team needs more talent to move up from being good enough to win double digit games but not good enough to make a playoff run. They scored 17 or fewer points in 7 games last year, and 20% of their points scored were against the Patriots and Raiders in the final two games of the season. This is a team that employs Jalen Reagor.
With his mentor Brandon Graham gone, Eagles edge rusher Nolan Smith is ready to ‘bring my own flavor’ - Inquirer
“I’m ready for that role, but I can’t replace BG and what he does,” Smith said. “I can only try my best to see how he did it and what he does, and also bring my own flavor to it. I’m always going to be a juice guy and I always talk to my guys and tell them to meet me at the ball and stuff like that. That gets guys going.” Smith, who is still recovering from a February surgery to repair...
