Super Bowl Champion Bryan Braman lost his battle with cancer on Thursday morning. He was just 38 years old.

"We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Bryan Braman," the team said in a statement. "During his four seasons in Philadelphia, Bryan was a loyal teammate, a supporter of the community, and a valuable member of our Super Bowl LII-winning team. More importantly, he was a devoted father who passionately loved his family and everyone around him. We extend our deepest condolences to Bryan's family and all who are grieving his loss during this difficult time."

Braman spent four seasons with the Eagles from 2014-17. He rejoined the Eagles in Week 15 of the 2017 season and helped the team capture the first Super Bowl Championship in franchise history. A core member of the special teams unit during his tenure with the Eagles, Braman forced a short punt late in the first half of the Divisional Round matchup with the Falcons that resulted in a 53-yard Jake Elliott field goal just before halftime. He also recorded a special teams tackle in the Super Bowl LII win over the Patriots, which was the final game of his NFL career.

Originally signed by the Houston Texans as a rookie free agent out of West Texas A&M, Braman spent three seasons with the Texans before he was a priority free agent signing of the Eagles in 2014. Braman played in 104 career regular-season and playoff games recording nine tackles, two for loss, and 1.5 sacks on defense with his greatest impact coming on special teams where he registered 55 tackles and scored three touchdowns.

Eagles Linebackers Coach Bobby King played a key role in helping Braman get a chance in the NFL.

"I come from a pretty humble beginning, a blue-collar family, decided to go back and work with the family (after a year at the University of Idaho). I thought that would be something I would do, just like generations before me. After about three months, I realized that wasn't something I wanted to do," Braman said after signing with the Eagles in 2014.

"I actually got a job making concrete railroad ties for a company named CXT. It was backbreaking work for $10 an hour and it was about 75 hours a week. I decided that I deserved an education over a broken back.

"I decided to go back to school and found my way to Long Beach City College, played two years there. There was a real great guy, Bobby King, he came and found me from West Texas A&M from Long Beach City. He recruited me to the panhandle of Texas. I played there for two years. Coach King, fortunately enough, he was brought up onto the staff with Wade Philips when he came to Houston from Dallas and Coach King did a great thing for me and I feel like I owe him a lot. He stood up for me, put his name on the line, told the Houston organization that I'm a good quality guy, that I work hard. I've always worked hard for everything I have. So that's kind of why Houston sits close to my heart, because they gave me a shot when nobody else was really batting an eyelash.

"It was a long road, but I ended up where I wanted to be at the beginning of that journey, so I can't complain. I'm going to give praise to God because I know that I'm definitely blessed and he's a lot of the reason why I'm here as well."

Former Eagles punter Donnie Jones once said of Braman, "When I think of special teams, I think of Bryan Braman. He's all out on every play."