Scott Paxson
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | February 3, 1983 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 292 lb (132 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Roman Catholic (PA) | ||||||
| College: | Penn State | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2006 | ||||||
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Scott M. Paxson(born February 3, 1983) is an American former professionalfootballdefensive tackle.He was signed by thePittsburgh Steelersas anundrafted free agentin 2006. He wonSuper Bowl XLIIIwith the Steelers overKurt Warnerand theArizona Cardinals.He playedcollege footballatPenn State.Paxson was also a member of theGreen Bay Packers,Cleveland BrownsandMontreal Alouettes.
Early life
[edit]Paxson attendedRoman Catholic High SchoolinPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.
College career
[edit]Paxson was namedAll-Big Ten Conferencefollowing his senior season atPenn State University.He majored in crime, law and justice.
Professional career
[edit]Pittsburgh Steelers (first stint)
[edit]Paxson signed as anundrafted free agentwith thePittsburgh Steelersshortly after the2006 NFL draft,but was released during the preseason.
Green Bay Packers
[edit]Paxson spent several weeks with theGreen Bay Packersduring the 2006 regular season.
Pittsburgh Steelers (second stint)
[edit]Paxson signed a future contract with the Steelers on January 8, 2007.[1]He spent the2007 seasonas a member of the Steelers'practice squadand renewed his contract on January 15, 2008.[2]
On October 4, 2008, Paxson was promoted to the Steelers' active roster[3][4]and made his first regular season NFL appearance that week versusJacksonville.He was waived on October 18 when the team promotedoffensive tackleJeremy Parquetto the active roster. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 21, and promoted to the active roster again on December 1.
He was waived on September 4, 2009.
Paxson was re-signed to a future contract on January 7, 2010.
Paxson was again released on September 3, 2010 to make room for the mandatory 53-man roster.[5]
Cleveland Browns
[edit]On January 8, 2011, it was announced that Paxson had signed with theCleveland Brownson a future/reserve contract.
Paxson played in all 16 games with the Cleveland Browns in 2011, recording 21 tackles (10 solo, 11 assists and 1 sack).
In 2012, Paxson was injured during a pre-season game and missed the entire year.
Montreal Alouettes
[edit]Paxson signed with theMontreal AlouettesonJune 10, 2013.
He was released on June 21, but re-signed with the Alouettes on August 2.
Personal
[edit]Scott Paxon hasType I diabetes.[6]
References
[edit]- ^"Steelers Sign Two Players to Reserve/Future Roster".steelers.com.RetrievedOctober 8,2008.
- ^"Steelers Sign Defensive Tackle Scott Paxson To Reserve/Future List".steelers.com.RetrievedOctober 8,2008.
- ^"Steelers promote DL Paxson from practice squad".Yahoo! Sports.October 4, 2008.RetrievedOctober 8,2008.
- ^Brown, Scott (October 4, 2008)."Steelers sign Paxson, release Bailey".Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.RetrievedOctober 8,2008.
- ^"Steelers release 10 players to make room for 53 man roster".Pittsburgh Steelers. September 4, 2010.RetrievedSeptember 4,2010.
- ^Levarse, Derek (November 11, 2004)."Diabetes to motivate Penn State lineman".The Daily Collegian.Archived fromthe originalon April 1, 2005.RetrievedOctober 8,2008.
External links
[edit]- 1983 births
- Living people
- American football defensive tackles
- Canadian football defensive linemen
- Players of American football from Philadelphia
- Players of Canadian football from Philadelphia
- Penn State Nittany Lions football players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Cleveland Browns players
- Montreal Alouettes players