Braxston Cave
| No. -- Free agent | |||
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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 | |||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
| Roster status: | Active | ||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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| Career NFL statistics | |||
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Braxston Cave (born July 29, 1989) is an American football center who is currently a free agent. 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.