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:, external “Rest in Peace brother. Gone far too soon.”