Cory Raymer

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Cory Raymer
No. 52, 66
Position:
Center
Personal information
Born: (1973-03-03) March 3, 1973 (age 51)
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school:Fond du Lac (WI) Goodrich
College:Wisconsin
NFL draft:1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:98
Games started:83
Fumbles recovered:3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Cory Gene Raymer (born March 3, 1973) is a former American college and professional

Washington Redskins and San Diego Chargers
of the NFL.

Early years

Raymer was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.[1] He attended Goodrich High School in Fond du Lac,[2] and was a USA Today All-America honorable mention selection and earned first-team all-state honors as a defensive tackle.

College career

Raymer attended the

lineman. He graduated from Wisconsin with a bachelor's degree
in letters and sciences.

Professional career

Raymer was selected by the

1995 NFL Draft.[4] He played for the Redskins from 1995 to 2001.[1] In 1996, while returning home from a fishing trip, a car crossed his path. In an attempt to avoid the car, Raymer turned over his vehicle and suffered a bruised kidney, fractured vertebra and badly sprained left shoulder. This would cause him to miss the rest of the season and put his NFL career in jeopardy. However, Raymer played six games the following season and started three after Jeff Uhlenhake
was sidelined.

The 1998 season marked the first time Raymer started all 16 games in an NFL season.

injured reserve and missing the entire season, not playing in a single game, replaced at starting center by Mark Fischer
. But Raymer bounced back again in 2001 by starting in all 16 games in an 8-8 won-lost season.

Raymer then went on to play for the San Diego Chargers in 2002, while Larry Moore became the starting center for Washington. But Raymer but suffered a season-ending Achilles injury just three games into the season. The following year, Raymer again bounced back and played in 15 games, starting eight.

On March 11, 2004, Raymer returned to the Redskins by signing as a free agent, when he appeared in 15 games and started 14 in a 6-10 season. In 2005, he lost his starting job to free agent Casey Rabach, but he did see action in two regular games and also against the Seattle Seahawks in the divisional playoff game. After the season ended, he retired from football.

References

  1. ^ a b National Football League, Historical Players, Cory Raymer. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  2. ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Cory Raymer Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  3. ISBN 1582614083
    .
  4. ^ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  5. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Cory Raymer. Retrieved February 6, 2012.

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