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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | (1967-05-05)May 5, 1967 (age 58) Dothan, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Slocomb (AL) | ||||||||
| College | Alabama State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1989: 11th round, 303rd overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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Herman Brad Baxter (born May 5, 1967) is an American former professionalfootball fullback in theNational Football League (NFL) from 1989 to 1995. He playedcollege football for theAlabama State Hornets. Selected by theMinnesota Vikings in the 11th round of the1989 NFL draft, Baxter failed to make the team but caught on with theNew York Jets.[1]
After not seeing the field in 1989 Baxter, the team's startingfullback, made his mark in 1990 by rushing for 539 yards on 124 carries in ten starts. Baxter had perhaps his best year as a pro in 1991, as his eleven rushingtouchdowns ranked third in the NFL (leading the AFC) and he rushed for a career high 666 yards as the Jets made the playoffs. His rushing numbers increased in 1992 as he recorded 696 yards and six touchdowns.
After the 1993 season, Baxter's rushing totals began to diminish as he was featured less and less in the offense. He missed the first week of mandatory minicamp in May 1996 due to an incident involving his off-season vocation as atruck driver transportingcattle betweenEnterprise, Alabama andAmarillo, Texas. During his final haul the day before reporting for the start of camp, he was detained for twelve hours inAugusta, Georgia whenUnited States Department of Transportation inspectors checked hislogbook and discovered that he had been on the road too long without a break.[2] He fell out of favor withhead coachRich Kotite andoffensive coordinatorRon Erhardt, was replaced byRichie Anderson as the starting fullback and released by the Jets on August 25, 1996.[3]
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1989 | NYJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYJ | 16 | 10 | 124 | 539 | 4.3 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 73 | 9.1 | 22 | 0 |
| 1991 | NYJ | 16 | 14 | 184 | 666 | 3.6 | 31 | 11 | 12 | 124 | 10.3 | 34 | 0 |
| 1992 | NYJ | 15 | 15 | 152 | 698 | 4.6 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | NYJ | 16 | 13 | 174 | 559 | 3.2 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 158 | 7.9 | 24 | 0 |
| 1994 | NYJ | 15 | 9 | 60 | 170 | 2.8 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | NYJ | 15 | 13 | 85 | 296 | 3.5 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 160 | 6.2 | 20 | 0 |
| 94 | 74 | 779 | 2,928 | 3.8 | 31 | 35 | 80 | 587 | 7.3 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1991 | NYJ | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||