Thomas Rayam

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Personal information

Born(1968-01-03)January 3, 1968(age58) Orlando, Florida, U.S.

Listed height6ft 7in (2.01m)

Listed weight297lb (135kg)

Career information

High schoolJones (Orlando)

NFL draft1990: 10th round, 270th overall pick

Career history

* Offseason or practice squad member only

Awards and highlights

Grey Cup champion (2001) CFL West All-Star (1997)

Career NFL statistics

Games played20Games started13Fumble recoveries2at Pro Football Reference

Games played20

Games started13

Fumble recoveries2

Career CFL statistics

Games played126

Thomas Leon Rayam (born January 3, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a Grey Cup champion after winning with the Calgary Stampeders in 2001 and was named a CFL West All-Star in 1997.

College career

Rayam played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, and is remembered for blocking Penn State's last-second field-goal attempt in a 17–16 Alabama win in 1989.

Rayam was selected by the Washington Redskins in the tenth round of the 1990 NFL draft. He played in 20 games in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals and played in 126 games in the CFL with the Birmingham Barracudas, Edmonton Eskimos, Calgary Stampeders, and Toronto Argonauts.

Rayam's older brother, Hardy Rayam, played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish under coach Dan Devine. Rayam's son, T.J. Rayam, played in the CFL for the Stampeders and his younger son, Jalen Rayam, plays for the Toronto Argonauts.