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Eagles Super Bowl winner Braman dies aged 38

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17 July 2025
Bryan Braman holds his two daughters and the Super Bowl trophy in 2018
Braman was part of the Philadelphia Eagles team that won the Super Bowl in 2018 [Getty Images]

Super Bowl winner Bryan Braman has died at the age of 38 having been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in February.

Braman began his career with the Houston Texans in 2011 as an undrafted free agent and spent three seasons there before joining the Philadelphia Eagles.

During his four years in Philadelphia, he was part of the Eagles team that lifted Super Bowl LII when they beat the New England Patriots in 2018.

The victory in Minneapolis was linebacker Braman's final game for the Eagles and also his last match in the NFL.

Braman played 97 regular-season games and recorded 56 career tackles.

After retiring, Braman said winning the Super Bowl and his daughters - Blakely, 11, and Marlowe, eight - were "the three greatest accomplishments in my life".

JJ Watt, Braman's former Texans team-mate, wrote on X on Thursday: "Rest in Peace brother. Gone far too soon."

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Sam LaPorta: John Morton has a brilliant mind, will call the offense great

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17 July 2025

After finishing No. 1 in scoring and No. 2 in yards last season, the Lions have a new offensive coordinator in John Morton.

In an interview with Jim Rome this week, tight end Sam LaPorta noted that while the offense might be a little different with a new play-caller, the continuity within the rest of the offensive staff will aid in the transition.

“Fortunately, we kept a couple of our position coaches — specifically our offensive line coach,” LaPorta said. “We promoted Hank Fraley to our run game coordinator, so fortunately for me, we have the same run-game system this year, the same verbiage, which you can imagine is a lot. But Johnny Mo, pass-game coordinator his entire life. Brilliant mind. I think he’s going to call the offense great.”

Morton had been with the Lions under Dan Campbell in 2022, so he’s familiar with the way the franchise has been run in recent years. And with that, LaPorta noted that the way Campbell and General Manager Brad Holmes have set the tone within the organization by bringing in the right players makes the biggest difference.

“People always say it’s a player’s game and Brad Holmes has been the best at finding guys in the league that fit the culture in Detroit and are damn good football players at the end of the day as well,” LaPorta said. “So, it starts with Dan and Brad and it works its way down to the players.”

We’ll see how the club adapts and adjusts with a new offensive play-caller starting with Detroit’s Week 1 matchup against Green Bay.

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Second-rounder Alfred Collins, the 43rd overall pick, agrees to terms

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17 July 2025

It begins.

One of the 30 unsigned second-round picks has agreed to terms. And he did not receive a fully-guaranteed deal.

Via multiple reports, the 49ers reached an agreement with defensive tackle Alfred Collins, the 43rd overall pick in the 2025 draft.

Of the slotted $10.3 million deal, $9 million was reportedly guaranteed. That's 87.37 of the contract. Last year, the 43rd pick had 77.98 percent of his contract fully guaranteed.

Will it set the floor for picks taken before Collins and/or the ceiling for picks taken after him? Time will tell.

Regardless, Collins has agreed to terms. And he ended up with a healthy increase in full guarantees over the player taken 43rd overall a year ago.

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