David Braxton

{{Short description|American football player (born 1965)}}

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{{Use American English|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = David Braxton

| number = 53, 54, 58

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|5|25|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 240

| high_school = Jacksonville (NC)

| college = Wake Forest

| draftyear = 1989

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 52

| pastteams =

• Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1989|1990}})
• Phoenix Cardinals (1990–{{NFL Year|1993}})
• Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1994}})

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 99

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 1.0

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = BraxDa20

}}

David Harold Braxton (born May 25, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings, Phoenix Cardinals, and Cincinnati Bengals. He was selected by the Vikings in the second round of the 1989 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1989 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1989/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Braxton played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BraxDa20.htm|title = David Braxton Stats| website=Pro-Football-Reference.com }}