Cody Lewis Risien is a former American football

American football

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 offensive tackle who played eleven seasons in the National Football League

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 with the Cleveland Browns

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. He is a 1975 graduate of Cy-Fair High School in Houston, Texas.

Legacy

Cody was inducted into the Cleveland Browns Hall of Legends in 2010.

Risien blocked for four 1,000-yard rushers.

He was a part of five AFC Central Division titles (1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989)… He was selected to two Pro Bowls (1987, 1988).

Kathie Lee Gifford named her son after Cody Risien, coincidentally both Cody's were born on March 22.