Scott M. Paxson (born February 3, 1983) is a former American football

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. He was signed by the

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as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He won Super Bowl XLIII with the Steelers over Kurt Warner and the

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. He played

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. Paxson has also been a member of the

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, Cleveland Browns and Montreal Alouettes.

Early years

Paxson attended Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

College career

Paxson was named All- Big Ten Conference following his senior season at

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. He majored in crime, law and justice.

Professional career

First stint with Steelers

Paxson signed as an undrafted free agent with the

shortly after the

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, but was released during the preseason.

Green Bay Packers

Paxson spent several weeks with the

during the 2006 regular season.

Second stint with Steelers

Paxson signed a future contract with the Steelers on January 8, 2007. He spent the 2007 season as a member of the Steelers'

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and renewed his contract on January 15, 2008. On October 4, 2008, Paxson was promoted to the Steelers' active roster and made his first regular season NFL appearance that week versus Jacksonville. He was waived on October 18 when the team promoted

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to the active roster. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 21, and promoted to the active roster again on December 1. He was waived on September 4, 2009. Paxson was re-signed to a future contract on January 7, 2010. Paxson was again released on September 3, 2010 to make room for the mandatory 53-man roster.

Cleveland Browns

On January 8, 2011, it was announced that Paxson had signed with the Cleveland Browns on a future/reserve contract. Paxson played in all 16 games with the Cleveland Browns in 2011, recording 21 tackles (10 solo, 11 assists and 1 sack). In 2012, Paxson was injured during a pre-season game and missed the entire year.

Montreal Alouettes

Paxson signed with the Montreal Alouetteson June 10, 2013. He was released on June 21, but re-signed with the Alouettes on August 2.

Personal

Scott Paxon has Type I diabetes.

References

External links

Pittsburgh Steelers bioMontreal Alouettes bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paxson, Scott 1983 births Living people American football defensive tackles Canadian football defensive linemen American players of Canadian football Players of American football from Philadelphia Players of Canadian football from Philadelphia Penn State Nittany Lions football players Pittsburgh Steelers players Green Bay Packers players Cleveland Browns players Montreal Alouettes players