Brett Derrell Maxie (born January 13, 1962) is an
American football
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coach and former player who is a defensive backs coach of the
National Football League
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(NFL). He was a
defensive back
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for 13 seasons for the NFL's
New Orleans Saints
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,
Atlanta Falcons
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,
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL), as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. T ...
, and
San Francisco 49ers
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. He spent the 2007 NFL season as a defensive assistant with the Miami Dolphins. On February 11, 2008 Maxie was named the assistant defensive coach with the
Dallas Cowboys
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under Dave Campo. Maxie played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at
Texas Southern University
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.
References
1962 births
Living people
American football safeties
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Atlanta Falcons players
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Sportspeople from Dallas
Players of American football from Dallas
Ed Block Courage Award recipients
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