Education
Rabach attended Sturgeon Bay High School in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and then played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Rabach attended Sturgeon Bay High School in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and then played college football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin. He also played for the Washington Redskins.
In 2011, Rabach was brought back by Baltimore, but couldn"t sign since he failed his physical.
Baltimore Ravens
Rabach was drafted in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens. By the 2003 season he was the starting center for the team
Washington Redskins
Before the 2005 NFL season, he left Baltimore as a free agent for the Washington Redskins. He immediately became the starting center for the Redskins in the second year of Joe Gibbs" return as head coach the second time around.
Since then, he has returned to the playoffs only once, in the 2007-2008 NFL playoffs, still with Gibbs as head coach but with Jason Campbell as the starting quarterback in the regular season, when they lost to the Seattle Seahawks again with Todd Collins replacing Campbell, this time in a wild card game.
Overall, Rabach has started 79 of 80 regular season games and 3 post-season games since joining the Redskins. Rabach signed a three-year contract with them on March, 2010, worth $12.3 million. He is the longest incumbent at starting center of the Redskins since Jeff Bostic, who maintained his position from 1981 to 1993 and before him Len Hauss from 1964 to 1977.
On July 28, 2011, he was released.
Attempted Return to the Baltimore Ravens
In the 2011 offseason, it was reported that the Baltimore Ravens had re-signed Case Rabach to add center depth behind the aging Matt Birk. However, Rabach failed his physical, so could not sign.
The Ravens ended up bringing former Pro Bowler Andre Gurode to back up Birk.