Braxston Cave
| No. 60 Detroit Lions | |||
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| Position: | Center | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth: | July 29, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth: | Granger, Indiana | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight: | 303 lb (137 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Penn (IN) | ||
| College: | Notre Dame | ||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Roster status: | Active | ||
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Braxston Cave (born July 29, 1989 in Granger, Indiana) is an American football center who plays for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He went undrafted in the 2013 NFL draft. He played college football at Notre Dame.
High school career
Johnson played for Penn High School in Mishawaka, Indiana.[1] Cave was one of 12 finalists for Indiana's "Mr. Football" award, he was named to the Indiana top-50 all-state team by the Indiana Football Coaches Association, he was runner-up for the Offensive Lineman of the Year Award sponsored by the Indianapolis Star, and he made the Scout.com All-America second team. Cave was selected to play in the first Under Armour All-America Game in Orlando, Florida.[2]
College career
Cave played college ball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in nearby South Bend, Indiana. He was a starter beginning in 2010, his junior year. He was injured in 2011, missing the rest of the year, and played as a fifth-year senior in 2012.[2] He was named a third-team Associated Press All-American.[1]
NFL career
Cave went undrafted in the 2013 NFL draft. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns for the preseason but did not make the team.[3] In 2014 he was a preseason signing of the New England Patriots, but again was cut.[4]
Cave was a final cut of the Detroit Lions in 2015,[5] but made the team's practice squad. He was signed to the active roster off the practice squad on December 30, before the Lion's final game of the 2015-16 season.[6]
References
- 1 2 "Braxston Cave". nfl.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- 1 2 "52 Braxston Cave". Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Browns release seven players". Cleveland Browns. August 30, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Patriots release 19 players". New England Patriots. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ↑ Smith, Michael David (September 5, 2015). "Preseason star Zach Zenner makes it as Lions get down to 53". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ↑ Katzenstein, Josh (December 30, 2015). "Lions sign center Cave from practice squad". Detroit News. Retrieved January 3, 2016.