Bernhard Raimann (born September 23, 1997) is an Austrian

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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Early life

Raimann grew up in

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. He began playing American football at the age of 14 for the

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' youth team. Raimann attended Ballsportgymnasium in

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and attended Delton-Kellogg High School in

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as an exchange student for his junior year. While on exchange, he lived with a host family that included a former Central Michigan football player, Rollie Ferris, and his future college teammate, Tyden Ferris. He returned to Austria after the year and completed his compulsory service in the Austrian military after graduating from Ballsportgymnasium Wien. Raimann committed to play college football at Central Michigan after his military service was completed.

College career

Raimann played tight end during his first two seasons at Central Michigan. He caught 20 passes for 164 yards over the course of his first two seasons. He was moved to the offensive tackle position after his sophomore year and started all six of the Chippewas' games six games during its COVID-19-shortened 2020 season. In 2021,

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named Raimann their Offensive Player of the Year for the

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Professional career

Raimann was drafted in the third round (77th overall) of the

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by the

. His selection was the result of a surprising draft-day slide, considering that most experts projected that he would be gone within the first 20 picks of the draft.

References

External links

Indianapolis Colts bio

Central Michigan Chippewas bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Raimann, Bernhard 1997 births Living people American football offensive tackles Central Michigan Chippewas football players People from Eisenstadt-Umgebung District Austrian players of American football Indianapolis Colts players Sportspeople from Burgenland

Early life

College career

Professional career

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