Casey Rabach

American football center and Super Bowl champion

Casey Rabach - American football center and Super Bowl champion
Born

September 24th, 1977
47 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

United States

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A professional American football player, played as a center. Played college football at the University of Wisconsin. Selected in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. Played for the Bills until 2003 before joining the Washington Football Team, where he played from 2004 to 2011. Contributed to the team winning Super Bowl XLII.

Played in Super Bowl XLII

Drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 2001

Started in multiple seasons for Washington

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