Jae Thaxton (born September 9, 1985) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

linebacker Linebacker (LB) is a playing position in gridiron football. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage and the defensive linemen. They are the "middle ground" of defenders, p ...

. He most recently played for the Calgary Stampeders. A native of

Hartwell, Georgia Hartwell is a city in Hart County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,469 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Hart County. History Hartwell was founded in 1854 as seat of the newly formed Hart County. It was incorporated ...

, Thaxton attended Hart County High School and went on to play at

Florida State Florida State University (FSU) is a public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher e ...

. After an outstanding true freshman season, Thaxton missed most of his sophomore year after struggling to return from a concussion.

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Florida State Seminoles bio
1985 births Living people American football linebackers Florida State Seminoles football players Calgary Stampeders players People from Hartwell, Georgia {{Linebacker-1980s-stub