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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