Ben Claxton

Infobox NFLactive
name=Ben Claxton


caption=
currentteam=Detroit Lions
currentnumber=62
currentpositionplain=Center
birthdate=birth date and age|1980|7|30
birthplace=Dublin, Georgia
heightft=6
heightin=2
weight=301
debutyear=2005
debutteam=Atlanta Falcons
college=Mississippi
draftyear=2003
draftround=5
draftpick=157
pastteams=
* Denver Broncos (2003)*
* Cleveland Browns (2003)*
* Miami Dolphins (2003)*
* Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2003-2004)*
* Pittsburgh Steelers (2005)*
* Atlanta Falcons (2005-2006)
* Oakland Raiders (2007)*
* Seattle Seahawks (2008)*
* Detroit Lions (2008-present):*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
status=Practice Squad
highlights=
* "Sporting News" Freshman All-American (1999)
* 2x All-SEC (2001-2002)
* 2x All-NFL Europe (2004-2005)
nfl=CLA712686

Benjamin Claxton (born July 30, 1980 in city-state|Dublin|Georgia) is an American football center who is a practice squad player for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Mississippi.

Claxton has also been a member of the Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons, Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks.

Professional career

In August 2008, Claxton was preparing to take the LSAT when he scheduled a workout with the New England Patriots. By the time he arrived, the team had already signed someone else. His agent informed him that the Seattle Seahawks were interested, and after a workout the team signed him on August 3. [http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/seahawks/2008/08/03/center_ben_claxton_signed]

References

External links

* [http://www.raiders.com/Team/PlayerBio.aspx?id=20860 Oakland Raiders bio]
* [http://www.seahawks.com/Team/Players.aspx?id=74234 Seattle Seahawks bio]