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Johnny Maxey
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Maxey with the Tennessee Titans in 2018
Personal information
Born: (1993-10-19) October 19, 1993 (age 31)
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:282 lb (128 kg)
Career information
High school:Canandaigua Academy
College:Mars Hill
Position:Defensive end
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:1
Sacks:0.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Johnny Maxey (born October 19, 1993) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He played college football at Mars Hill University and signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

College career

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Maxey played for the Mars Hill Lions, where he was a second-team South Atlantic Conference performer after getting 82 tackles and three sacks as a senior.[1]

Professional career

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Pittsburgh Steelers

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Maxey was signed by the Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent following the 2016 NFL draft on May 1, 2016.[2] He was released as part of final roster cuts[3] and signed to the teams' practice squad on September 4, 2016.[4]

After suffering several injuries along the defensive line, the Steelers promoted Maxey to the active roster on December 24, 2016.[5] He made his debut the next day in a key victory against the Baltimore Ravens.[6] On January 1, 2017, he made his first career tackle in a 27–24 overtime victory over the Cleveland Browns.[7]

On September 2, 2017, Maxey was waived by the Steelers.[8]

Tennessee Titans

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On December 19, 2017, Maxey was signed to the Tennessee Titans' practice squad.[9] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Titans on January 15, 2018.[10] On April 30, 2018, Maxey was released.[11] On July 31, 2018, he was re-signed by the Titans.[12] He was waived/injured on August 10, 2018 and was placed on injured reserve.[13] He was released on October 23, 2018.

Alliance of American Football

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In 2019, Maxey signed with the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football, but did not make the final roster.[14] Instead, he joined the Birmingham Iron.[15] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[16]

Houston Roughnecks

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In October 2019, Maxey was picked by the Houston Roughnecks during the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft.[17] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[18]

Tampa Bay Bandits

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Maxey signed with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the USFL on April 1, 2022,[19] but was released six days later.[20]

References

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  1. ^ Wexell, Jim (May 16, 2016). "Undrafted defensive end from Mars Hill has no plan other than to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers". Scout.com. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  2. ^ Kozora, Alex (May 12, 2016). "Little Known DE Johnny Maxey Looking To Make Noise In Camp". SteelersDepot.com. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ^ Labriola, Bob (September 3, 2016). "Steelers cut to 53, trade for CB". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Steelers add 10 to practice squad". Steelers.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on October 11, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  5. ^ Chester, Simon A. (December 24, 2016). "Steelers promote CB Al-Hajj Shabazz and DL Johnny Maxey from practice squad". SteelersWire.USAToday.com. USA Today. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  6. ^ Bryan, Dave (December 26, 2016). "6 Rookies Contributed Significantly In Steelers Win Over Ravens". SteelersDepot.com. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  7. ^ "NFL Player Profile: Johnny Maxey". NFL.com. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  8. ^ "Steelers trim roster to 53". Steelers.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018.
  9. ^ "Jerome Cunningham: Cut from Tennessee's practice squad". CBSSports.com. December 19, 2017.
  10. ^ Wyatt, Jim (January 15, 2018). "Titans Sign 10 Players to Futures Contracts". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018.
  11. ^ Wyatt, Jim (April 30, 2018). "Titans Release QB Alex Tanney, RB Muhammad". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018.
  12. ^ Wyatt, Jim (July 31, 2018). "Titans Add Two Defensive Linemen, Place CB Tye Smith on IR During Roster Moves". TitansOnline.com.
  13. ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 10, 2018). "Titans Agree to Terms with Safety Steven Terrell". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  14. ^ Munz, Jason (January 30, 2019). "AAF: The Memphis Express set their initial 52-man roster. Who made the cut?". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  15. ^ Inabinett, Mark (January 30, 2019). "Birmingham Iron sets roster for inaugural season". The Birmingham News. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  16. ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  17. ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  18. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  19. ^ @USFLBandits (April 1, 2022). "Bandits roster updates" (Tweet). Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Twitter.
  20. ^ @USFLBandits (April 7, 2022). "Roster update" (Tweet). Retrieved April 7, 2022 – via Twitter.
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