Fred Baxter

{{Short description|American football player (born 1971)}}

{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Fred Baxter

| image = Fred Baxter (IuJMNKvRNOk).png

| caption = Baxter in 2015

| number = 84, 49

| position = Tight end

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|6|14|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Brundidge, Alabama, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 268

| high_school = Pike County (AL)

| college = Auburn

| draftyear = 1993

| draftround = 5

| draftpick = 115

| pastteams =

• New York Jets ({{NFL Year|1993|2000}})
• Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2001|2002}})
• New England Patriots (2002–{{NFL Year|2003}})
• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2004}}){{cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.nfl.com/transactions/league/signings/2004/10?after=AAAH1AAAAAoAAAAVAAAAAAAGCyA= |website=NFL.com |access-date=24 October 2024}}

| highlights =

• Super Bowl champion (XXXVIII)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 100

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 1,008

| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 12

| pfr = BaxtFr00

}}

Frederick Denard Baxter (born June 14, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and was selected by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1993 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1993/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}Smith, Timothy W. [https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/27/sports/pro-football-jets-turn-from-draft-to-dreams.html "PRO FOOTBALL; Jets Turn From Draft to Dreams"]. The New York Times (April 27, 1993). Retrieved on May 7, 2013. Baxter played in the NFL for the Jets, Chicago Bears and New England Patriots.{{Cite web |title=Fred Baxter Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BaxtFr00.htm |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was born in Brundidge, Alabama.{{Cite web|title=Where Are They Now: Fred Baxter|url=https://www.newyorkjets.com/news/where-are-they-now-fred-baxter|access-date=2021-12-20|website=www.newyorkjets.com|language=en-US}}